Gris is an experienced tech strategist who's worked with distributed communities for over 8 years. She has a Masters in Operation Research and Data Science from UC Berkeley and is passionate about big data analytics, open source projects, information architecture, diversity and inclusion in tech & Italian wines. She’s an industrial engineer by formation, and therefore has scaled products and organizations for over 10 years. From her work on oil rigs to online communities, she’s proven to be able to adapt to diverse industries and environments. She also enjoys solving undefined problems and to spearhead solutions no one has designed before.

Markos Sfikas is a Marketing Manager at Ververica. He obtained an MSc in International Marketing from the University of Strathclyde. He previously worked at ResearchGate and LinkedIn in the areas of Product Marketing, Content Marketing & Online Advertising.