Veliswa Boya is a Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Veliswa’s tech background includes software development, business and systems analysis, solutions architecture, and cloud engineering. Veliswa loves technology and its ability to transform lives. She uses her deep understanding of cloud and ability to communicate this understanding to inspire and lead developer communities who are embarking on their own cloud journeys. Veliswa is passionate about mentoring the next generation of technical talent, and shares her experience on this topic with other technology leaders whenever she gets an opportunity to do so. As a strategist for developer advocacy efforts in the Sub-Saharan Africa, Veliswa leads ground-breaking initiatives that make cloud technologies accessible to everyone, with the ultimate goal of fostering an inclusive and innovative tech ecosystem.