• Taught himself coding at age eight, discovering technology as his art form.
• Overcame personal and mental health challenges amid family adversity.
Reddy Mallidi is the Chief AI Officer and COO at J&R Consulting, specializing in enterprise AI transformation.
He focuses on agentic AI, trustworthy AI systems, and practical strategies for responsible AI adoption in organizations.
James Lo is the CEO of Lumin8, leading innovation initiatives across Southeast Asia.
His journey, shaped by hardworking immigrant parents, reflects resilience, global leadership, and a strong commitment to growth and innovation.
Leslie Helpert is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher, technologist, and founder of Technevox.
Her work combines music, computational voice science, physiology, and biomedical innovation to explore the deeper capabilities of the human voice.
Hironori Washizaki is a globally recognized software engineering researcher, educator, and professor at Waseda University in Japan.
His work focuses on software engineering, AI-powered development, software quality, software patterns, and human–AI collaboration.
Chant Vartanian is the Founder & CEO of M-Theory Group, with decades of experience in technology distribution, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven solutions.
James H. Herring serves as CIO of M-Theory Group, bringing expertise in enterprise consulting, cloud technologies, business intelligence, and AI-enabled infrastructure.
The influence of his father in encouraging him to pursue education in Lebanon despite opportunities abroad
Securing a prestigious position at the Lebanese University Engineering School
AI innovations (such as Gemini and NotebookLM) are reshaping productivity.
The significance of Google’s ecosystem—including TPUs, cloud infrastructure, and leading scientists.
Growing up in Israel and developing unconscious resilience in a volatile environment
Mandatory service in an elite military unit, which shaped adaptability and teamwork
Aspiring to be a police officer and the career shift after failing the medical test
Choosing neuroscience over animal behavior during graduate school, sparking interest in quantum
