Zdenek ("Z") is the founder and CTO of Superface.ai, revolutionizing how businesses connect digitally, empowering AI and API developers, and establishing autonomy for AI agents. With Superface automation agent, you will be able to automate your day-to-day work in no time.

Previously he founded Good API—an independent API consulting company. He helped enterprises (DHL, Adidas, Inditex, KLM-AF, and others) and startups identify and build the right APIs for their businesses faster and with higher quality.

As a former Director of DSL development at Apiary, Z is the author of the API Blueprint description language, used by over 200,000 developers and architects worldwide to describe over 300,000 APIs. He is a co-author of the data modeling language MSON. Zdenek defined and evangelized API first, API design, and contract-driven automated API workflow.

• Author and product owner of several successful developer products

• Entrepreneurial, creative thought leader

• Over 20 years of software development, architecture, management, and research experience

• Advisor of several Fortune 500 companies on their API design, strategy, and implementation processes

• Experienced in growing and mentoring startup companies

• Recognized API expert and conference speaker

• An advocate of Conway's Law, emphasizes the quality and clarity of communication and the well-being of both teams and individuals

I’m Emmanuel, an entrepreneur, product management executive, and consultant at Level 250 with over 15 years of experience shaping API products.

I’ve led large API programs in fintech for Verisk, Moody’s, and Precisely, and served as VP of Product for some of the world’s most influential API tools—like API Blueprint at Apiary (550,000+ APIs), Oracle’s first Cloud-Native API Gateway, and Swagger at SmartBear (750,000+ APIs).

Over the years, I’ve consulted with everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to startup founders, engaging with thousands of API providers and consumers to help them build winning products and exceptional developer experiences.

My passion is to make APIs more impactful and developer-friendly, which is why I created the API Fundamentals for Product Managers course: to share my lessons learned and help Product Managers fast-track their careers.

Join me to gain practical insights, avoid common pitfalls, and learn how to deliver API Products that enable great user experiences—without repeating the mistakes I’ve already made along the way.