Dmitri Chiriaev, Ph.D., is a widely recognized technology leader with a profound experience in building game-changing teams across the globe. His professional experiences span from Distributed Systems, Global Optimization, Compilers, Machine learning to Big Data technologies, and he is also a published scientist and an internationally recognized speaker. Dmitri has an extensive experience with open source projects, such as Java, compilers and tools, and currently serves as the Managing Director, EMEA at ZEDEDA. Previously, he has held several leadership roles at various organizations, including Skolkovo Foundation, Israeli Blockchain Association, Uniting Data LLC, Sputnik Technology Capital, MediaTransformer, and Sun Microsystems. Dmitri's academic credentials include a Ph.D. and an MS in Applied Math and Computer Science, respectively.