Joshua Shepherd

Josh Shepherd is a global event technology leader with over 25 years of experience spanning agency leadership, enterprise operations, and technology innovation. During his years as Head of Global Event Technology & Innovation at Atlassian, he oversaw the digital infrastructure and strategy for a diverse portfolio of hundreds of events, ranging from intimate regional programs to Tier 1 global conferences. Today, Josh focuses on the intersection of event infrastructure and AI, helping organizations move beyond reactive tools toward proactive guidance systems. Having supported technical elements of programs for organizations such as Google, Nvidia, and Dell Technologies, he is known for a "practitioner-led" approach that balances high-level strategy with the reality of event execution. Josh is a leading advocate for the AI Concierge model, a framework designed to bridge the attendee discovery gap and maximize event value through intelligent, push-based delivery.