MEET OUR 2025
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Dona Sarkar

Currently at her day job, she’s running 100 experiments as the Chief Troublemaker of the Microsoft AI and Copilot Extensibility Program. Her goal is that people all over the world can use Microsoft’s AI and Copilot programs to reason over their OWN data and truly make AI useful for their business.
Previously, Dona led the Accessibility tech program at Microsoft, implementing Generative AI in her products in an inclusive way. She also led the #WindowsInsiders program (20 million people globally) and worked on advocacy for the Metaverse via HoloLens and low-code development via Microsoft’s Power Platform.

Mariya Breyter
Product and Project Management
Mariya Breyter brings over 20 years of leadership experience to the Agile and Lean community. Her passion for building high-performance organizations and leading them to deliver customer-delighting products has driven consistent success across diverse industries, from Big 4 consulting and Fortune 100 insurance and financial services firms to Silicon Valley giants.

Heidi Araya
Transformation Change Leader
Heidi is a global consultant, patented inventor, and trainer with a proven track record of leading transformative change across industries. With over 20 years of experience driving multimillion-dollar business improvements, Heidi made a bold pivot in 2023, transitioning from leading agile transformations to founder of a thriving AI agency.

Teri Musick
Director of Emerging Technologies, CGI
With over 16 years serving the Federal Government sector and 25+ years of leadership experience in the Information Technology and Telecommunications industries, Teri Musick possesses a wide range of experience providing leadership, program account management, project delivery, and implementing end-to-end business technology solutions.

Pri Oberoi
Technical leader in AI and ML
Pri Oberoi (she/they) is a hands-on machine learning leader who has built impactful, use-case-focused statistical, machine learning, and deep learning solutions across consulting, start-ups, government and non-profits over the past decade. Most recently, Pri built the ML practice at Axios HQ from the ground-up, authored their patent, and established a data flywheel as the customer base grew to > 700 companies. Pri manages data science portfolios with an emphasis on user experience, close collaboration with SMEs, automated task-evaluation, and monitoring pipelines. Throughout their career, Pri has prioritized finding ways to make tech a more welcoming space for queer folks, women of color and other underrepresented identities.

Jessica Hall
Product and Design Leader
With over 20 years of experience, Jessica specializes in driving innovation, building momentum, and delivering growth through strategic Product, Design, and AI leadership. She bridges the gap between business, engineering, and data science to create strategies that transform teams and deliver exceptional results.

George Lively
VP, Emerging Technologies
George has two decades of experience in Agile Software Development, concentrating heavily on Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, SAFe, TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps. He has managed, mentored, coached, and trained Agile teams, serving in many capacities such as TechnicalLead, Scrum Master, Agile Coach & Trainer with a focus on developing people and improving how teams work together using agile methods to achieve desired results. As a software craftsman and adept practitioner of agile development practices, George has helped organizations and teams realize business value quickly and with high quality, and a high degree of customer satisfaction.

Tricia Remacle
Partner, Fortium Partners
A product management and technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation across Mobile, Cloud, and Enterprise solutions. She specializes in defining product roadmaps, leading product development, and building practices that accelerate delivery, enhance quality, and optimize user experience. A hands-on leader and Agile champion, Patricia has successfully transformed product portfolios, led technical due diligence for M&A integrations, and modernized technology stacks to boost customer satisfaction and revenue growth. She has directed product strategy and go-to-market execution across diverse industries, from cloud-based education platforms to IoT security applications. She is currently a Partner at Fortium Partners where she helps organizations as a fractional CTO implement Agile methodologies to drive efficiency, improve market responsiveness, and foster continuous innovation.

Bob Payne
SVP, Agile Coaching and Training
An early adopter of Extreme Programming, Scrum and SAFe, Bob Payne has worked exclusively as a Lean+Agile Transformation leader since 1999.
Bob Payne hosts the Agile Toolkit podcast and has produced over 170 episodes, recording a variety of industry leaders and Agile practitioners. Bob’s consulting and training style is built on years of Lean+Agile experience, a MSEE in Computer Architectures for Artificial Intelligence and having grown up working in his family’s restaurant, so you can expect a blend of technical excellence and customer service.

John Tanner
Founder of C4G Enterprises Inc.
John Tanner is a recognized expert in AI and enterprise agility, blending cutting-edge technology with lean-agile practices to drive measurable outcomes. As Founder and Chief Strategist at C4G Enterprises Inc., he has enabled federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies to adapt to rapid change through ethical AI adoption, smart decision-making, and continuous improvement. Known for his human-centric approaches, John emphasizes governance, transparency, and adaptability in aligning AI strategies with organizational goals.

John Halberstadt
VP, Consulting
John is LitheSpeed’s VP, Consulting, as well as an Enterprise Agile Consultant, Coach and Trainer. He leverages more than two decades of executive leadership experience as a CIO, CTO and Vice President of Technology, helping enterprises deliver business value through agile and lean approaches.
John has led successful agile transformation efforts extensively in the Finance and Insurance domains since the mid-2000s. He additionally has helped guide organizations in additional industries as diverse as Healthcare, Retail, Utilities and Artificial Intelligence on their path to greater agility and value realization from their technology investments.

Raj Indugula
SVP, Agile Consulting
Raj is a versatile Agile Coach (Process & Engineering), and professional trainer with nineteen years of experience in delivering IT solutions across the public and private sectors, at startups as well as Fortune 100 companies. An early adopter of Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum, he has over twelve years of hands-on experience with the pragmatic application of Agile processes and XP-inspired code quality practices, and coaching teams on the adoption of Lean-Agile-DevOps practices. He has helped develop all roles, from executive leadership to engineering teams, in lean software development, process frameworks, product ownership, and agile engineering and testing practices.
Value Management Panel

Sabrina Iqbal
Senior Manager of Project Portfolio
Sabrina Iqbal is a dynamic and results-driven leader with over a decade of experience in project and portfolio management, strategic planning, and agile transformation. Currently serving as the Senior Manager of Project Portfolio at Sands Capital Management, Sabrina oversees the Enterprise Project Portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment, driving measurable value, and fostering continuous improvement. She has reshaped the project management ecosystem, established the Agile Center of Excellence within the Project Management Office, developed frameworks for high-impact initiatives, and effectively communicates with executive leaders to ensure strategic alignment.

Andre Rogers
Founder and CEO, E3Insights, LLC.
Andre Rogers is a man who encounters problems, and finds ways to solve them. Over 30 years, he has earned the experience you need, and created the solutions that move you forward. Andre Rogers is the founder and CEO of E3Insights, LLC. E3Insights partners with successful but overwhelmed owners, helping them oversee important but low impact tasks, allowing that owner to focus on activities that really help grow the company and achieve strategic goals.

Tareka Wheeler
VP of Client Success at Arch Systems
