Aurimas Griciūnas is a recognized AI expert, LinkedIn Top Voice in AI, and the founder of SwirlAI. He previously served as Chief Product Officer at Neptune.ai where he worked closely with top ML teams to scale infrastructure, evaluation, and LLMOps practices across industries. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of data science, machine learning, and software engineering, Aurimas has led AI initiatives in both startups and enterprise environments. His mission is to bridge the gap between hype and reality by teaching engineers how to build systems that work in the real world. Students will benefit from his hands-on knowledge, technical depth, and product-first mindset - gained by solving actual engineering problems.

Danny Martinez is the co-founder of Decimals, a startup that uses curated talent collectives to place "under the radar" talent at some of the most competitive companies in tech: Lovable, ElevenLabs, AirOps and many more. He's spent the majority of his career in marketplaces across multiple sectors (eBay, Airbnb, Prolific) and is now focused with the ultimate marketplace problem, how to source and place the best candidates in the world to the best opportunity of their careers.