Aman Shanbhag
WW Solution Architect
AWS GenAI
Aman Shanbhag is a Specialist Solutions Architect on the ML Frameworks team at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he helps customers and partners with deploying ML training and inference solutions at scale. Before joining AWS, Aman graduated from Rice University with degrees in computer science, mathematics, and entrepreneurship.
Mark Vinciguerra
Assoc. WW Solution Architect
AWS GenAI
Philippe Soussan
Technology Portfolio Director
IMEC
Philippe Soussan is Technology Portfolio Director at imec. For 20 years, he has held different positions in R&D management at imec in the field of sensors, photonics, and 3D packaging. Addressing these technologies from R&D up to manufacturing levels.
His expertise lies in wafer-scale technologies, and he has authored over 100 publications and holds more than 20 patents in these fields.
Since 2024, Philippe has been in charge of strategy definition within the “IC-link by imec” sector. This imec business line provides access to design and manufacturing services in the most advanced ASIC and specialty technologies.
Paramount
Nissan Motor Corporation
Samantha Burd
Owner
Lady Burd Cosmetics
Samantha is the 3rd generation owner of Lady Burd Cosmetics, a Long Island-based contract manufacturing company, specializing in private label and custom formulation for beauty brands. She’s passionate about product development, brand building, and helping beauty entrepreneurs bring their visions to life. Under her leadership, the company is scaling with a focus on innovation, customer experience, legacy, and family-driven values.