Sergiy Nesterenko is the CEO of Quilter, having founded the company in 2019. Sergiy has led the development of the industry's first fully autonomous physics-driven AI for electronics design, which has already been adopted by R&D teams in aerospace, automotive, and defense industries. Sergiy is revolutionizing PCB design through physics-driven AI automation that compresses weeks of manual layout work into hours. Previously, Sergiy spent five years at SpaceX as a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer, where he developed electronics for the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy second stage. His frustration with manual PCB design bottlenecks at SpaceX inspired Quilter's mission to transform hardware development velocity. Sergiy holds a triple major in chemistry, physics, and mathematics from UC Berkeley. A champion of ""Hardware-Rich Development,"" he frequently speaks on accelerating innovation through computational design and first-principles engineering.

Christian Eder is a cofounder of congatec and serves as Director Market Intelligence. Christian – with his 30 years of experience in embedded computing – is the chairman of PICMG’s COM-HPC workgroup. He is also active in a number of other PICMG working groups and has served as an editor for the following specifications: COM Express 2.0, COM Express 2.1, COM Express Design Guide, Embedded EEPROM, Embedded EAPI, and COM Express 3.0. Christian is also board member of the SGET and editor of the SMARC 2.0 and 2.1 specifications. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Germany.

Joaquin Torrecilla is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in the communications sector, currently serving as Vice President, Software Transformation at Keysight Technologies. Concurrently, Joaquin holds the position of Honorary Fellow at Universidad de Málaga, lecturing on technology innovation and wireless technologies. Previous roles include CTO at DEKRA Testing and Certification, where Joaquin drove strategic advancements in cybersecurity and connected vehicles, and various key positions at Keysight Technologies and Agilent Technologies, where significant contributions to 5G test solutions and product evolution were made. Joaquin's academic background includes a Master's in Telecommunications from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and advanced business management training from Instituto Internacional San Telmo.

John Koeter leads the IP Group at Synopsys. In this capacity, he leads the development, testing and support of Synopsys’ Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio including interface, foundation, security and processor IP, and IP subsystems. John brings more than 35 years of experience in semiconductor design, IP development, ASIC products, design services as a technologist and business leader. Before joining Synopsys, John held product management, engineering, design, marketing and application engineering positions with Texas Instruments and Advanced Micro Devices. He holds a BSEE degree from Cornell University.

Ted Karlin currently leads the marketing and applications teams for sensor systems, computing, and connectivity at Infineon Technologies. He manages an organization of marketing and application engineers that oversee marketing, hardware, and software for sensor systems, computing and connectivity applications. He has over 20 years of semiconductor experience with a focus on managing marketing and applications engineering, hardware and software product management, and systems engineering. Ted has a proven track record of building, leading, and coaching organizations. Prior to Infineon, Ted led a variety of marketing and customer enablement teams for various segments across global brand companies including Analog Devices, TDK-Invensense, Texas Instruments, AMD/Spansion, and Avago Technologies. He has also led teams across a broad range of products including sensors, power management and signal chain products focused on consumer, cloud, computing, industrial and automotive markets. Ted holds a BSEE from UCLA, MSEE from USC, and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He is a Bay Area native that enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. When Ted is not creating sensor systems, he enjoys skiing, hiking, and biking with his family, and attending his kid’s various sporting events.