Tom Lawrence

Founder, Lawrence Systems

Veteran IT educator and MSP founder focused on practical cybersecurity guidance through real-world community content.

Tom Lawrence

Founder, Lawrence Systems

Veteran IT educator and MSP founder focused on practical cybersecurity guidance through real-world community content.

Wendell Wilson

Co-Founder, Level1Techs

Open-source technology advocate and community builder focused on making technology more accessible and beneficial to the world.

Jeff Geerling

Author & Content Creator

Homelab and self-hosting expert creating content for books, blog, and YouTube.

Brett Kelly

Technical Director, 45Drives

+Brett Kelly is the Technical Director at 45Drives and a Governing Board member of the Ceph Foundation. He spearheads hardware and software development, focusing on accessible, scalable enterprise infrastructure built on open-source technologies like Ceph, ZFS, and Proxmox. Brett is a regular industry keynote speaker and a familiar face across the tech community as a passionate educator on data storage architecture.

Ed Rawlins

Marketing & Support Specialist

Host of The Uncast Show and a Marketing & Support Specialist at Lime Technology, the creators of Unraid

Bob Henderson

IT Leader, Cass County

Bob Henderson is an IT leader with Cass County Government in North Dakota, where he spends his time keeping systems secure, networks running, and problems from becoming headlines. His work focuses on cybersecurity, infrastructure, and the practical reality of making technology actually function in the public sector.

Nicholas Wiczynski

Founder, NGW Post

Nicholas Wiczynski is a seasoned television and film industry professional with more than two decades of experience in post production. Originally from Toledo, OH, Nicholas graduated with a BA in Film Studies from the University of Toledo

Allan Jude

Co-Founder, Klara Inc

Allan Jude is co-founder and head of solutions architecture at Klara Inc., providing design, development, and support services for OpenZFS. A long time contributor to OpenZFS, his contributions include the design of ZFS features such as Zstandard compression, fast deduplication, and the forthcoming AnyRAID and SMR support. He is the co-author of the "FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS" book series and has hosted multiple technology and systems administration podcasts since 2011.

Severine Erickson

Head of IT, Niche VFX

Veteran technologist specializing in systems architecture and cybersecurity for VFX.

Fenner Rockliffe

VFX Supervisor, Niche VFX

VFX supervisor with experience at Weta FX, Crafty Apes, and Corridor Digital.

Ryan Walker

IT Infrastructure Professional, JR Automation

Ryan Walker is an enterprise IT infrastructure professional specializing in architecting, deploying, and managing the technology platforms that support modern industrial automation, engineering, and business operations. His experience spans virtualization, enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery, Windows and Linux platforms, networking, identity services, and hybrid infrastructure.

Christos Makridis

Associate Research Professor, ASU

Economist and computer science researcher studying labor, finance, and AI with 140+ published academic papers.

Dane Adams

Systems Engineering Manager, Arista Networks

Technology leader focused on resilient enterprise AI networking and secure infrastructure.

Tyler Zibaie

Executive Producer, Lighthouse Films

Executive producer with 15+ years overseeing production and creative strategy.

Alexander Puutio

Leadership Professor & Author

Teaches leadership at Harvard, Columbia, and NYU Stern. Advisor to senior leaders at BCG, the UN, and multinational corporations on organizational transformation. Author of Curiosity Code.

Jon Phillips

Founder & CEO, Phillcomm Global

Media strategist and moderator advising startups and public companies on positioning and communications. Expert on enterprise technology media landscape and how traditional outlets and independent creators shape adoption.

Hriman Singh

IT Technician, Musora Media

Musora Media is a Canadian online music education company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, founded in 2005. The company's goal is to create more musicians and keep them playing longer through structured learning, step-by-step instruction, and community support.

Tugrul Rahimoglu

IT Manager

Musora Media is a Canadian online music education company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, founded in 2005. The company's goal is to create more musicians and keep them playing longer through structured learning, step-by-step instruction, and community support.

Pedro Dzelme

Post-Production Manager

Musora Media is a Canadian online music education company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, founded in 2005. The company's mission is to create more musicians and keep them playing longer through structured learning, step-by-step instruction, and community support.

Dr. Douglas Milburn

President & Co-Founder, 45Drives

Dr. Douglas Milburn is the President and Co-Founder of 45Drives, Protocase, and Advanced Glazings Ltd., bringing over three decades of leadership at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, engineering innovation, and software-defined technology. Holding a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Doug pioneered mass-custom manufacturing workflows that revolutionized rapid prototyping for engineers worldwide.