Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Ken Johnston

VP Data, Analytics, and AI
Envorso

Featured Speakers

Nishadhi Nikalandawatte

Director
Slalom Inc

Walter Zimerman

Sr SDE
Amazon

Denys Kunytskyi

SDET Lead
Benevity

Panel Discussion Speakers

Naji Ghazal, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Software Quality Engineering
DDN

I am an engineer and a leader who excels at modernizing software engineering practices to deliver world-class product quality and boost organizational velocity. I have driven significant improvements by integrating quality into every stage of development and using data to guide engineering strategy. My work has led to a 30% reduction in engineering costs within a year by identifying key shifts in engineering and validation.

I have championed shorter, data-driven release cycles, achieving up to 40% speedup through brutal prioritization and automation-first process improvement. I thrive on empowering engineers to focus by equipping them with analytics and KPIs for rapid and continuous feedback to achieve confident product delivery.

With over 20 years of experience, I have enhanced cutting-edge enterprise and consumer data services, from scalable appliances to cloud products. Let’s build your next industry-leading product with unparalleled quality and efficiency. I am an engineer and a leader who excels at modernizing software engineering practices to deliver world-class product quality and boost organizational velocity. I have driven significant improvements by integrating quality into every stage of development and using data to guide engineering strategy. My work has led to a 30% reduction in engineering costs within a year by identifying key shifts in engineering and validation. I have championed shorter, data-driven release cycles, achieving up to 40% speedup through brutal prioritization and automation-first process improvement. I thrive on empowering engineers to focus by equipping them with analytics and KPIs for rapid and continuous feedback to achieve confident product delivery. With over 20 years of experience, I have enhanced cutting-edge enterprise and consumer data services, from scalable appliances to cloud products. Let’s build your next industry-leading product with unparalleled quality and efficiency.

Atul Kumar Singh

Director of Software Engineering
NextGen Healthcare

At NextGen Healthcare, I lead software engineering teams across the USA and India to modernize Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, aligning technology with value-based care objectives. My role emphasizes strategic resource allocation, technical coordination, and delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions that support the company’s business goals.

Collaborating closely with senior leadership, I provide visionary guidance to development, product, and program managers while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. Leveraging expertise in cloud computing, SQL, and web applications, I focus on driving patient care enhancements through cutting-edge software architecture and a commitment to excellence.

Atul Kumar Singh

Prasanna Ganapule

Vice President of Engineering
Warner Bros. Discovery

An accomplished, motivated and results-oriented Engineering Leader with demonstrated success, building multi-disciplinary engineering teams that deliver high quality products. Hands-on leader with deep understanding of Software design, testing strategies, tools & processes and innate ability to partner with Engineering teams to establish a culture of shift-left, ‘Quality first’ & metrics driven delivery.