Tore Levinsen is a Tableau Jedi with experience since version 7.0 back in 2011. He is based in Bergen, Norway, and is one of Europe's most merited Tableau Trainers, with over 3.300 people trained in 16 countries. He's also the leader of TUG Norway and a 3x Tableau Ambassador. He has over 20 years of experience as a consultant, advisor, and as a trainer. He's been working with Tableau since filled maps and area charts were introduced and are an advocate for visual best practice. He has over 70 Tableau t-shirts/hoodies and a growing swag compilation! On his spare time, he supports Liverpool FC and are a handball and soccer coach for kids.

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Dr. JonathanSchwabish is an economist, writer, teacher, and data communications expert. Heis considered a leading voice for clarity and accessibility in how analysts,researchers, and scholars communicate their findings. Across four books, he hasprovided a comprehensive guide to creating, communicating, and distributingdata-rich content. Better Presentations coaches people throughpreparing, designing, and delivering data communication products; Elevate the Debate helpspeople develop a strategic plan to communicating their work across multipleplatforms and channels; and BetterData Visualizations details essential strategies to create moreeffective data visualizations. His most recent book, Data Visualization in Excel,hit bookshelves in May 2023 and helps readers create better graphs and chartsin the Excel software tool. He is on Twitter @jschwabish.

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Alan is an Excel & Power BI instructor, author, and Microsoft MVP. He has been training for over 20 years and loves learning and helping make peoples working lives easier. Alan runs his own blog - Computergaga and is the author of the "Advanced Excel Formulas" and "Advanced Excel Success" books. He runs a monthly Excel & Power Platform meetup in London where people learn, share and enjoy each other’s company. Alan has a YouTube channel with over 650 videos on Excel and Power BI which has received over 45 million views.

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Freelance Data Visualization Designer, Co-Lead of Poland Tableau User Group. I’m a sociologist passionate about aesthetics and usability. My 8-year career journey has led me to the intersection of user-centered design and data visualization. I focus on helping clients make sense of their data and embrace a new analytical culture. You can find my articles on Towards Data Science.

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Lucia started her career studying Business, Marketing and Neuroscience. She has always wanted to discover the “why” and found a way through analyzing data (facts and quantitative investigation) plus understanding how the mind works (behavior and qualitative research). Later she discovered the importance of storytelling to communicate data efficiently, and expanded her knowledge into Data Science, Big Data, and Machine Learning. She has more than fifteen years of experience in data analysis and visualization. A featured author at Tableau Public that every day tries to outdo herself in developing simple graphs that are easy to understand by everyone.

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Nir is a senior data visualization engineer and Analytics Center of Excellence lead at Zoominfo. He is passionate about data and creates public visualizations on topics that matter to his heart. Recognized as a Tableau public ambassador and featured author, Nir has earned eight Vizzes of the Day. His goal is to share his passion for data visualization with those around him. Nir consults and teaches Tableau and data visualization best practices, also providing freelance data visualization service.

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Greg is one of the better-known database consultants in the world. He leads a boutique data consultancy firm called SQL Down Under. He is a long-term Data Platform MVP and considered one of the foremost consultants in the world on SQL Server and Microsoft data-related technologies. Microsoft uses him to train their own staff. Greg is regularly invited to present at top level tier-1 conferences around the world. Greg's SQL Down Under podcast has a regular audience of over 40,000 listeners.

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Kavita Behera is a product manager and the creator of #TheWeeklyChart. She is an active member of the Power BI community and an ambassador for the #dataDNA challenges. Her goal is to simplify the art of storytelling and educate everyone about charts. Aside from being an analyst, she is a proud paw parent who loves training her dog.

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Adewale Yusuf is ta Senior BI Consultant at Avanade. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Data Platform, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Certified Data Analyst, and Microsoft Certified Solution Associate. He is a corporate trainer and international speaker with a deep understanding of various adult learning methodologies and instructional design. He trained tailored courses in Power Apps, Power BI, Azure Synapse, SQL, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agent, Microsoft Excel, Azure, and Office 365.

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Anibal is a self-taught learner infographics designer. He worked as an infographics designer at the Agence France-Presse and as the head of the Web Design Department of Mexico's Presidency. Anibal was a freelance infographic data visualization designer in Visual.ly and worked with companies such as National Geographics, Delos, Dell, Carter Center, Lancôme, UNICEF, Bosch, Lynda, and even Visa. Also, he worked with Le Point, the French 'Newsweek' magazine. This year, he has been doing infographics on complex subjects for Your-Comics.

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Mohamad is an award winning data visualization designer and a freelance data journalist with a background in data science and mechanical design engineering. His focus is on the more creative and experimental aspects of data visualization. Examples of his work can be found on his website (alhadaqa.com). He received a medal at Malofiej International Award in 2020, the Pudding Cup in 2019, an award from the Center for Global Data Visualization in 2019 and others. Mohamad: “I explore data, looking for its hidden secrets and its mysterious stories. I discover those secrets, then reveal them in a beautiful, innovative and insightful data visualization. Simply, I turn mist-full data into insightful art.”

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Attila Bátorfy is a data visualization expert with a journalistic background from Hungary. He is currently head of visual journalism project ATLO. He also serves as master teacher of data journalism, information design and theory at the Media Department of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.

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Data Visualization Lead at QIMA, India. 4x Tableau Public Ambassador, Information is Beautiful Awards'22 winner, Iron Viz'21 finalist and Top 5 authors on Tableau Public with the most favourited vizzes

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Vani loves to investigate data and develop stories using it in her profession as a Data Visualization Engineer at Expedia Group. She has been a contributing member of the tableau community for some time and has been voted as a Tableau Social Ambassador twice. She is also currently co-leading the Tableau Buddy Talks user group. She also likes to write about new things she learns at work and post them on her blog site. In addition to her job, she enjoys mentoring students and teaching tableau and data storytelling.

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Noah Iliinsky believes in the power of intentionally crafted communication. He has spent over a 15 years researching, writing, and speaking about best practices for designing visualizations and diagrams. He is a frequent speaker in both industry and academic contexts. Noah was the first designer and PM for the AWS visualization tool QuickSight. He is the co-author of Designing Data Visualizations and technical editor of, and a contributor to, Beautiful Visualization, published By O’Reilly Media. He has a master’s in Technical Communication from the University of Washington, and a bachelor’s in Physics from Reed College

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Aida is a senior data analyst with over 10 years of experience in projects related to data integration, analytics and visualization. She is currently a Doctoral Researcher in Data Visualization at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg and the Director of Community Engagement at Viz for Social Good.

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Prasann Prem is a Tableau Visionary and a Tableau Social Ambassador on a mission to nurture young minds with their data skills across the globe. To drive this mission, he founded VizDiner, a platform that enables individuals with data visualization and storytelling skills. To date, he has a community of 14k+ professionals on LinkedIn and loves to guide people in their data journey. Do give him a nudge on LinkedIn if you are eager to make a successful career with Data.

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Michalis is currently the Director at efood of Delivery Hero.He has more than 10 years of accumulated knowledge working as an analytics professional & mentor. Michalis has designed and developed analytical solutions in a wide variety of businesses across 7 different industries and really enjoys working with people with diverse backgrounds.His core interests lie in helping teams analyse their data and communicate insights effectively using stories

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Koen Van den Eeckhout is a physics PhD in love with visual communication. He is the founder of Belgian information design agency Baryon, creating online and offline infographics, innovative data visualizations and engaging visual stories.

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Marcelo Has is a Sr. Analytics Consultant, 2x Tableau Ambassador (now as a DataDev), 5x Tableau Certified, and 2x #VOTD. He has extensive experienced in Data Visualization, Data Engineering, Business Solutions, Design (UX/UI), and coding. built the Tableau Data Dictionary Generator, a free tool that companies can use to generate a Data Dictionary based on a Tableau file in seconds. Marcelo is the creator of the Tableauzando YouTube channel, where he publishes free content (basic and advanced) of Tableau and Design within Tableau. He's a data lover and passionate about helping people with their careers.

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Working for years with data analytics, data vizualization and data engineering.After delivering projects for over 50 companies, across 10+ industries and with hundreds of people, Igor started training others to enable them in their Business Intelligence journey.Big fan of Tableau, Snowflake and AWS - Igor leads Data Dune on the mission to popularise data driven decision making.

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Armand van Amersfoort is a Visual Design Architect at Creates. He is a seasoned professional with 30 years of expertise in UX/UI and data, serves as a distinguished member of the Microsoft Elite Data Visualization team. His extensive experience showcases a mastery of crafting engaging and intuitive digital experiences, underpinned by a deep understanding of data-driven design principles.

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Marco is a business intelligence consultant and mentor. He started working on Analysis Services in 1998, when Analysis Services was known as OLAP Services. A veteran of end-to-end projects, Marco wrote several books with Alberto Ferrari about Power BI, Analysis Service, and Power Pivot. They also regularly write articles and white papers that are available on sqlbi.com. Marco is a Microsoft MVP and an SSAS Maestro, the highest level of certification in Microsoft Analysis Services. Today, Marco focuses his time on SQLBI customers, traveling extensively to train and consult on DAX and data modeling for Power BI and Analysis Services. Marco also teaches public classes worldwide.

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Marlene Dorgny has been a French data designer for 7 years. Before breaking into data visualization, she used to be a fashion and graphic designer for 15 years. She works for private companies and public institutions, mostly on environmental subjects. She's also a data visualization instructor at Gobelins Paris. Her main interests in data viz are network visualization and she enjoys mapping themes around music for her side projects.

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Prithvi Shivashankar, a seasoned Business Analyst with three and a half years of experience in the industry. My expertise lies in data analysis, particularly within the essential grocery sector. I specialize in delivering crucial data availability, reporting, and dashboard capabilities to key stakeholders. Through my work, I empower strategic decision-making across critical domains such as inventory management, profit and loss analysis, product pricing, availability, and freight cost management.

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Tainá Tissot has expertise as a consultant in big companies solving problems in several segments. Leader of multidisciplinary teams, she spent 6 years at TV Globo and received an invitation to join the Telecom Company. Her goal is to help new professionals on answering business questions, analyzing data and communicating insights effectively. Specialist in PBI, she also works in companies around Brazil and abroad as a partner at Bee Simple (beesimple.com.br).

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Do you feel uncomfortable when someone asks you to make your data tell a story? You might associate storytelling with words like “fictional”, “emotional”, or “creative” and wonder how they relate to talking about data. The term “storytelling” has been adopted by many fields. Storytelling in business is different from storytelling in the film industry, which is different again from fine arts storytelling. Despite these differences, all storytelling has one thing in common: it’s a form of communication to evoke an emotion or action. Data storytelling communicates business stories using the language of data insights. It serves as a bridge, connecting the world of data analytics with the realm of business stakeholders. In her talk, Kat will show you her method of finding a story from data.

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Dr. Kirell Benzi is a data artist, public speaker and AI researcher at EPFL. His work revolves around the creation of aesthetic experiences that inspire, educate and empower large audiences using state-of-the-art technology. Through a hypnotic visual semantic, he tries to demonstrate that algorithms have a soul; and that we can create positive emotions from complexity using methods that come straight from scientific research. Kirell holds a Ph.D. in Data Science from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and teaches Data Visualization / Data Art at various universities.

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Julia is a data journalist and a data visualization designer/developer with a focus on environmental issues such as biodiversity conservation and climate change, though her works covers topics anywhere from breaking news to culture to tech. Julia is from the U.S. and Taiwan, and currently lives in Paris, where she recently started working as a data journalist, at AFP. She is also working on Taiwan Data Stories as a side passion project.

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Nisha Dulhani stands as a driving force in the dynamic landscape of Big Data, Machine Learning, AI and Advance Analytics with over 15 years of experience. As the VP of Big Data and Advanced Analytics at Vodafone Idea Limited. She has developed and executed many award-winning AI/ML solutions for organizations across diverse industries and business functions including Telecom, IT, Banking & Financial Services (BFSI), Retail, Insurance and Social Sector. Ms. Nisha Dulhani has been honored with several corporate awards, earning recognition as a top 40 Digital Transformation leader in 2022, a top 100 AI/ML leaders in 2023, and a top 100 Digital Transformation leader in 2023.

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Randy Krum is a data visualization designer, author of the book, Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design, Founder and President of InfoNewt (a data visualization design firm), Organizer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Data Visualization Meetup group, instructor of Data Visualization Design at Southern Methodist University, and runs the popular website Coolinfographics.com. Randy presents talks and workshops at conferences, universities, corporate events, and government agencies about communicating with data, data visualization design, visual content marketing, infographics design & promotion, and the effective use of visual communication. More info at randykrum.com

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Khalid Amribet is a Data Analyst at BMCI BNP PARIBAS GROUP, based in Casablanca Morocco, he is a Tableau Public Ambassador, Tableau Featured Author, and Casablanca Tableau User Group Leader. Khalid's primary focus is on developing business dashboards and introducing Tableau to people in Morocco and Africa, helping them unlock valuable insights from their data.

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Mitesh stands at the forefront of AI and data engineering, spearheading transformative generative AI applications in data platforms. As a tech leader at Airbnb, he architects innovative data pipelines using advanced technologies, fueling trust and safety initiatives. His tenure at AWS saw him guiding Fortune 500 firms in cloud data warehouse migrations and crafting robust, scalable systems. Mitesh, an innovator with a rich blend of deep data engineering knowledge and AI enthusiasm, is driving the evolution of next-gen data solutions. As a pivotal influencer in data engineering and governance, he has enlightened several Data analytics and AI conferences with his insights.

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Qingyue is a UX/UI designer at Esri, deeply passionate about crafting compelling data narratives and storytelling. Her mission for the data visualization community is to infuse more joy and creativity into the process of creating visualizations. Over the past two years, her side projects have focused on visualizing emotions such as happiness and well-being. Qingyue grew up in Beijing and holds an MFA in Information Design and Visualization from Northeastern. She currently resides in Seattle, where she began her career as an interaction designer at Schema Design.

Award winning data visualization designer. During her more than 10-year career she has worked with various clients and companies, mostly media. Nadya finds it inspiring to explore data looking for the stories they could tell and present the insights in the most creative way. Her side data-driven art projects are focused on experimenting with different approaches in how data could be presented visually and encouraging people to find new ways in communicating with different types of art. She also teaches data visualization design in different educational institutions.

Nicole Lachenmeier is an award-winning Swiss information designer, data visualization educator, and book author based in Basel, Switzerland. She co-founded Superdot Studio with Darjan Hil and co-authored Visualizing Complexity: Modular Information Design Handbook. Focused on developing both physical and digital data experiences, she enhances human understanding and engagement.

Mikael Dewabrata is a content creator with more than 21K followers in X. Driven by a desire to bridge the data skills gap in Indonesia, Mikael regularly updates data visualization and data science content, gaining millions of impressions and engagements since 2022. Mikael is one of the mentors in the Mentor Fellowship by the GoTo Impact Foundation, guiding participants on their Data Analytics journey and introducing them to the power of data visualization. Beyond his mentorship involvement, Mikael created #SabtuTableau, a free workshop that empowers economically impacted individuals (such as the unemployed and fresh graduates) with data analysis and visualization skills.

As a Presentation and Data Designer at National Research Group, Emily specializes in crafting compelling visual narratives for major brands in the tech and entertainment industries. Her work in data visualization and infographic design distills complex market data into clear, actionable insights that empower companies to make informed decisions. In 2023, she was recognized as a World Data Visualization Prize award winner.

Ryan Sleeper is founder and principal at Playfair Data – the fastest growing independent and bootstrapped data company in the US (according to 2023 Inc. 5000). He is the author of Practical Tableau (O’Reilly 2018), Innovative Tableau (O’Reilly 2020), and Tableau Desktop Pocket Reference (O’Reilly 2021). Ryan’s work in Tableau has earned him the titles of Tableau Visionary, Tableau Global Iron Viz Champion, and Tableau Public Visualization of the Year author.

Craig Bryden is Chief Executive: Data Strategy at Australian based consultancy BiTQ (www.bitq.com.au). Craig has been a BI / Data Analytics specialist for over 23 years. Craig is a current Microsoft Data Platform MVP and is the founder of the QLD Power BI and Fabric User Group.

Experienced data professional that specialises in analysis, data explorations and data storytelling. Area of focus is the FMCG industry with hands on experience in commercial and supply chain data. Currently on a senior manager position at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners within the Data & analytics team, leading the Supply Chain Planning & Customer Service data team for Europe.

Valentina D’Efilippo is an independent designer and creative director and her favourite creative material is data. er work has won many recognitions and has been exhibited internationally.
She is the author and co-author of The Infographic History of the World, Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica books.
She has shared her work at various international events, including the Institute of Contemporary Art London, The Royal Institution, Eyeo Fest Minneapolis, Visualized Italy, Technoport Norway, ND2C Pakistan, Design Matters Mexico City, among others.
She has lectured at Columbia Business School and runs a popular Guardian Masterclass.

Webb Zhou is a data visualisation designer and graphic designer. He holds a master's degree from the University of the Arts London in the Design for Data Visualisation course. He is passionate about exploring patterns behind behaviours through the lens of data. His data visualisation toolbook "Say 'Cheese' with your Chart", co-designed with Xuwei Huang, won the Gold Award in the "Unusual" category at the Information is Beautiful Awards 23.

Bill Shander is an information designer, helping clients turn their data into compelling visual and often interactive experiences. He teaches data storytelling, information design and data visualization on LinkedIn Learning, at the University of Vermont, and in workshops around the world. Bill is also hard at work on his first book about a critical part of the process of information design (and other disciplines) that no one ever talks about.

Architect and Communication Designer, Paolo Ciuccarelli is professor of design and founding director of the Center for Design at Northeastern University. At Politecnico di Milano, he founded the DensityDesign Lab, an award-winning research laboratory doing research on data visualization and information design. Paolo’s research focuses on design transformations that help make sense of data and information to improve decision making processes, especially with non-expert stakeholders and for controversial complex social issues. He also works in developing tools and methods to understand and orient the evolution of design as a discipline and a practice, in the frame of a meta-design approach and with a focus on emerging technologies, including AI. He's partner at The Visual Agency, Senior Affiliate at Harvard metaLAB and co-editor at Big Data & Society – SAGE Journals.

Dr Cédric Scherer is an independent data visualization designer, consultant, and instructor. Cédric assists organizations, research teams, and businesses in effectively communicating insights through engaging graphical storytelling. With a background in computational ecology, he combines analytical research expertise with a passion for design, colors, and typography to craft compelling and meaningful data visualizations. Additionally, Cédric also frequently engages as a speaker and workshop trainer.

Sushil Sharma stands at the forefront of data science and machine learning innovation, particularly in the realms of telecommunications, through his expert application of machine learning and natural language processing techniques. His holistic methodology integrates advanced technical skills with a strategic vision for deploying AI solutions in practical settings. Sushil, a lead data scientist and machine learning engineer, holds a bachelor's in computer science and a master's in data science

Vivek is a Microsoft MVP (Data Platform) and has 20 years of Business Intelligence experience working on Microsoft Data platform projects. He is Sr. Director North America at Stridely Solution and Founder at Insight2Actions Inc., User group Community leader-Toronto Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps All-star award winner, Dynamic community Granite award winner, Member of Global Power Platform Bootcamp team, Power Platform world Tour/ Power Platform Summit-organizing committee. He has successfully completed many small to large scale Process automation projects using the latest technology, such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Virtual Agent, Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, Azure, Excel, SAP, SAP HANA, Oracle.

PhD student at La Salle Ramon Llull University in Data viz & data literacy and member of the DS4DS (Data Science for the Digital Society) research group. Associate Professor at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and ie University in the Master's Degree in Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics, teaching Data Visualization adn data storytelling. Data trainer accredited by the Open Data Institute UK and community award 2018 at the Information is Beautiful Awards. Ignasi is the author of the book: Information visualization: from data to knowledge published by the UOC publishing house ( only in spanish)

Matthias is a data visualisation designer and developer crafting impactful data experiences. Before tapping into the data viz field he studied biochemistry and performed deep bioinformatic analyses on bacteria and leukaemia data sets. When he realised that no breakthrough is possible without data visualisation, he started combining his analytical skills with artistic creativity to create unique visuals. First he worked as a freelancer for international companies and institutes, later he joined the German news magazine Der Spiegel. Today he is leading their data & visualisations department.

Martina is a statistician currently working as Data Scientist for a consultancy firm based in Milan. She is passionate about Data Visualization and Information Design as a means to depict complex phenomena, convey them to a wider audience, and support data-driven decision making. She enjoys the entire process of transforming raw data into valuable knowledge: from data gathering and cleaning to analysis and visualization, combining technical skills and creativity.

Andrei Khaidarov is a prominent figure in the field of data visualization and business intelligence, serves as a Power Platform Solution Architect and Senior BI Engineer at Velvetech LLC, a Microsoft Gold Partner. Holding a Ph.D. and being a recognized Super User in the Power BI Community, he has earned accolades as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Advanced Educator, and holds certifications in Power Platform Solution Architect, Power BI Data Analyst, Power Platform Developer, Power Platform App Maker, and Azure Fundamentals. He is also a mentor in the Data Visualization Society and has been instrumental in organizing the Georgia Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2023, among other notable achievements.

Alex Kolokolov has been working in the business intelligence industry for the last 15 years. His passion is dashboard design and development. He is a founder of Data2Speak Inc — an agency that provides BI services and trainings. Author of books: Dashboards for Executives (2019) and Make your Data Speak (2023). Organizer of the international dataviz conference and award "Make Your Data Speak".

Martina is an information designer dedicated to transforming data into powerful narratives. With a focus on visual storytelling and a creative approach, she specialises in crafting original and compelling data visualisations, infographics and reports. She works as the Information Design Lead at Infogr8, teaches info design at university and co-founded the Journal Dataviz Challenge.

Pedro M. Cruz explores nature-inspired metaphors to portray data and information through design. He is an Associate Professor in the Art + Design Department at Northeastern University, teaching Information Design and Data Visualization. Cruz co-directs the Co-Lab for Data Impact and is a core faculty member of the Center for Design.