About AI-Native Builders

Bruce Lock

Founder & CTO, Brain-Stem

Technology leader with 30+ years of experience driving enterprise transformation and AI-native innovation. Bruce founded the AI-Native Builders community to help organizations achieve 2-10x productivity improvements through agentic AI and modern software development practices.

Raja SP

Solutions Architect & Technical Lead, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Raja brings deep expertise in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and enterprise system integration to The AS Network team. With his IBM certification and proven track record in designing scalable solutions, Raja specializes in architecting complex systems that bridge traditional enterprise infrastructure with modern AI-native approaches. Based in Singapore, Raja has extensive experience working with global teams and understanding the unique challenges of Asia-Pacific markets.

Adrian De Luca

Director – Cloud Acceleration, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Adrian brings over 25 years of IT expertise spanning software development, solutions architecture, technical sales, and business development. As Director of Cloud Acceleration at AWS, he has a proven reputation for turning innovative technology into strategic business value and is recognized as a trusted advisor to large enterprises worldwide. Based in Melbourne, Adrian is an energetic and passionate presenter at industry events globally, author of whitepapers and technical publications, and producer/host of popular AWS video series.

Neil Fox

SVP Engineering Gen AI, Persistent Systems

Neil is a creative IT executive with over 25 years of experience leading innovative companies to leverage global technology for ultimate success. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, he specializes in helping organizations transform their thinking, culture, processes, and systems to embrace Agile business philosophies and practices for faster time-to-market and greater customer adoption. As SVP of Engineering for Gen AI at Persistent Systems, Neil focuses on helping companies achieve transformation from traditional to the modern digital economy with emphasis on go-to-market strategy and end-user adoption.

Aruna Ajaykumar

AWS Practice Leader – CIC India, IBM

Aruna is an accomplished technology leader responsible for driving IBM's strategic partnership with AWS, GTM strategy, and skill and competency building across CIC India. With a career spanning the full evolution of enterprise software development—from Accell 3.1 and VB through .NET, Java, and now AWS cloud—Aruna brings deep expertise as a developer, project manager, and process lead across multiple client engagements. Her unique blend of hands-on technical experience and strategic leadership makes her invaluable in helping organizations navigate their cloud transformation journey.