Ismael Velasco (He/Him)
Founder
Adora Foundation
Mérida, Mexico, North America
- English
- Spanish
- French
Biography
Social entrepreneur, performance storyteller and technologist with 30 years' track record. Software engineer and trainer for the International Software Architecture Qualification Board of Fortune 500 lead architects, staff engineers and senior developers. Academic researcher with over a dozen top tier, peer reviewed publications. Lead author of the State of Green Software report for the Green Software Foundation. Podcast writer and host for the Environment Variables series. Founding member of W3C's Sustainable Web Design Group and host of ClimateAction.tech's greener web, greener design and greener infrastructure communities. Ambassador for Ethical Business Building the Future.
Speaking
Experience
- Meetups
- Track Talks
- Keynotes
- Have a following
Engagements
50+
Likes to talk about
- Business Case for Green Software
- Environmental Impact of Software in general
- Environmental Impact of Software by domain (Web, Cloud, AI, IoT)
- Environmental Impact of Software by product (e.g. WordPress, Wikipedia, AWS, GCP)
- Measuring Digital Emission (state of the art, alternative metrics, etc)
- Sustainable Software Design (principles, patterns, examples and tools)
- Green software tooling
- Green software for non-techies
- Etc.!
Area of Interest
- Commercial case for Green Software
- Social impact of software (the good and the bad)
- Digital emissions metrics
- Carbon aware computing
- Green software in business
- Greening tech leadership
- Software and hardware circular economy
Previous Talks
Others
Travel
Locations
Willing to travel worldwide
Pay and Expenses
Yes for commercial engagements, discretional for other.
Additional Information
In a MAPA
Yes
Underrepresented minority
Yes
Willing to provide coaching and advice to new speakers
Yes
Other notes
In addition to conventional talks, I am open to perform dramatic storytelling, including to comission. I am a theatre for impact practitioner and have perfomed in 1000s of venues across 4 continents, from major traditional theatres and event venues to active conflict zones; from the HQ of UNESCO to national TV in Greenland; from urban skate parks to rural indigenous communities to high level policy gatherings.