Featured Speaker(s)

Lana Kalashynk - Partner Solutions Architect Lead, Blockchain at Amazon Web Services. While at AWS, Lana has led the creation of the Blockchain Partner Program. In addition, Lana is helping the industry's top technology and consulting partners bring Distributed Ledger Platforms to market. Prior to Amazon, Lana held various leading engineering and founding positions, building innovative technology solutions for Enterprises, Startups and Fortune 500 companies.



Kate Werling - Senior Solutions Architect, has an Undergraduate degree in Computer from the United States Air Force Academy and Master's degree in Electrical engineering, with a specialty in Artificial Intelligence. Prior to her position at Amazon Web Services, Kate spent several years serving in the United States Air Force as a Computer Engineer overseeing the modernization of satellite ground systems at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). From building satellite payloads currently flying in space, to running machine learning algorithms integrated with IoT (Internet of Things) devices, Kate has worked on a wide range of problems that apply AI to solve a variety of tough problems.