An Irish Roundtable in the Magic City

As President and CEO of Unosquare Giancarlo Di Vece believes software engineering is not only a science, it’s also an art. This refreshing viewpoint, along with his leadership and passion for technology, globalization, and IT recruitment talent, has led to thousands of business projects successfully completing their digital transformation initiatives with Unosquare in creative and pioneering ways.

Giancarlo focuses his organization’s efforts on the financial services and life sciences space, as he trusts that these are the organizations that impact the way people live and interact with one another every day. Under Giancarlo’s direction, he and his team actively seek the best talent and then places them into processes and practices for distributed agile augmentation. His goal? To make today better than the past, and help companies move their projects towards the future.

Always looking for a challenge, Giancarlo started gainfully buying and growing businesses at a young age. At the age of 21, he purchased a small craft company dedicated to the North American market and transformed it into a 100-person operation selling to some of the largest retailers in the US. In 2013, with a background in industrial engineering, he decided to move into the technology industry by joining Unosquare and quickly embraced his role of transforming the organization to align with client needs.

By helping organizations understand their projects, manage their talent, and realize their process, Unosquare has been named one of the 100 fastest-growing private businesses in Oregon for four years in a row and one of the fastest-growing US companies on the Inc. 5000 list for three years in a row. Giancarlo’s enthusiasm and contributions have been sought out as inspiration for others, and he is often invited to write and speak on the topics that influence the industry.

Matt McGuire is a seasoned technology leader with a passion for driving innovation and growth in industries like human resources management, identity theft protection, personal data privacy, and external cybersecurity. With several decades of experience in both individual contributor and engineering leadership roles, he has been fortunate enough to design and implement comprehensive SaaS solutions and build high-performing global development teams. Matt strives to share his knowledge and insights to help others navigate the evolving landscape of data and artificial intelligence, strongly believes in servant leadership, and is always looking for opportunities to learn and grow

Timothy Brundle is an internationally recognised leader in research and technology strategy, policy, investment, and management. He holds the position of Director of Research & Innovation at Ulster University, in which role he directs Ulster’s research strategy, governance, and administration, and guides its economic impact through venture capital investment, business partnerships and intellectual property commercialisation. He also holds the position of CEO of Innovation Ulster Ltd, Ulster’s venturing and investment company. As a senior leader at Ulster, he directs a team of 72 research management professionals and manages £1.5m of spend each week on research and innovation.

Tracy DeBerry has dedicated the majority of her engineering career to supporting NASA and other US Federal Agencies, where she crafts innovative solutions to enhance software, processes and communication. Beyond her professional endeavors, Tracy finds immense fulfillment in giving back to her community. She volunteers with Little Orange Fish, a Huntsville-based mental health advocacy nonprofit. In other volunteer roles, she has participated in an animal therapy program with Layla (her beloved Sheltie) and has shared her expertise teaching workshops at a small business incubator. Tracy is committed to empowering others and fostering positive change.

Trent Kocurek is the Founder and CEO of Equip, an innovative software designed to support organizations in managing and tracking the progress of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With a rich background in technology and entrepreneurship, Trent has successfully built and sold multiple companies and is now passionately dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities through technology.