Mish is a multi-talented personality in the tech and gaming communities. Mish has worked in the technology space for the last decade and has a tonne of experience in developer advocacy, community management, marketing, and content creation. Mish has spoken at over 380 events on topics like AI, the future of work, communication, teamwork, and has given technical demos. She's a respected leader in the hackathon community, having won, organised, and mentored over 100 hackathons.
Mish is a successful entrepreneur and founder, having co-founded several companies; including an artificial intelligence company, and as a result, sits at the forefront of Melbourne’s science, tech, esports, and startup scenes. In her 'spare' time she’s a streamer, journalist, loves playing sports, and is always working on something exciting.
Des Hartman is a Solutions Architect for the Communications business at Twilio focussed on customers in Australia and New Zealand
Based in Sydney, Australia, Des works with key strategic enterprise customers in Australia, developing innovative solutions utilising Twilio products and services. His extensive international experience across telecommunications, payments and enterprise sectors has equipped him with the expertise to craft leading edge and bespoke solutions tailored to unique needs across local & diverse international markets.
Prior to Twilio, Des held various roles at Telecommunications companies including Telstra, Metaswitch, Siemens and Alcaltel, along with roles in smaller niche players such as SecureCo and IVSTel. He almost always help Solution Engineering and Product Management role, most recently as head of products and solution sales at SecureCo, where he was responsible for conceptualising and implementing voice payment strategies to drive PCI DSS compliance, business value, and differentiation for growth in revenue and customer success.
As a thought leader in the field of innovative Voice & Payment solutions, Des has ensured the successful implementation of product lines in the voice payment space, significantly simplifying product lines and solutions.
