Max Liu
Senior Software Engineer - Early Science
AstraZeneca
Masha Danilova
AI & ML Portfolio Deputy Director
Defense Innovation Unit
Masha Danilova is the AI/ML Portfolio Deputy Director at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), where she drives technological innovation through AI/ML and data-driven solutions. Previously, she was a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow and co-founder of the U.S. Digital Corps, a technology fellowship focused on modernizing federal tech stacks. She also served as Senior Advisor to the AI Portfolio at the General Services Administration, scaling the AI Community of Practice to over 4000 members. Before her federal career, Masha held senior management roles at Wayfair and Procter & Gamble. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and an engineering degree from Purdue University.
Harsha Bojja
Principal AI Platform Architect
Microsoft
Harsha Bojja serves as a Principal AI Platform Architect at Microsoft, where he leads the design and development of AI systems and infrastructure. His expertise spans system performance optimization, availability modeling, and thermal management—critical for supporting large-scale training and inference clusters. Harsha’s career includes pivotal roles in AI/ML infrastructure and product development. His experience at Meta Platforms, Bell Labs, and cloud infrastructure startups has equipped him with deep technical insight and strategic vision. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, serves on the Industrial Advisory Board, and contributes to the OCP Rack and Power Steering Committee. Harsha has authored papers presented at IEEE, ASME, and ACEEE conferences, and actively contributes to the Open Compute Project community, reflecting his commitment to advancing scalable and secure AI infrastructure.
Alan Strong
CFO
Agricarbon
Alan is co-founder and CCO of Agricarbon, a business dedicated to addressing the lack of ‘ground-truth’ data in quantifying soil carbon sequestration. Through direct soil sampling Agricarbon aims to scale the deployment of soil as a carbon sink, supporting the global transition to regenerative farming and a healthier planet.
Lalithya Yerramilli
SVP, Payment Solutions
Cohere Health