DISCUSSION: Ron Suber President Prosper Marketplace; Don Butler, Managing Director Thomvest; Karthik Sethuraman CoFounder/CEO SimplyCredit; Alex Lazarow Principal Omidyar Network; Ipsheeta Furtado CEO/CoFounder Fluid Financial; MODERATOR: John Rampton founder online invoicing company Due
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Danielle Deibler, CEO Jurispect #futurepayments
Danielle Deibler, CEO Jurispect is an exceptional technology and leadership veteran with over 25 years’ experience in internet infrastructure, networking, real-time communications, video games, and interactive technology. Her primary focus is on building scalable, real-time interactive platforms that solve challenging problems in a shifting environment. She has led development. engineering and operations teams at a number of high-growth companies, and drove large-scale technology initiatives at Adobe Systems. In 2013, Danielle was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Trinity Ventures. Currently she is the CEO of Jurispect which in the early stages of launching their Compliance.ai platform.
Jelena Ewart, EIR 500Startups #futurepayments
Jelena Ewart, Entrepreneur-in-Residence 500 Startups, advises financial services and technology companies on growth strategy. Her clients range from seed-stage pre-product startups to well-established corporations, such as American Express. Previously, she was a General Manager at NerdWallet, initially as Head of Credit and Banking, and later as Head of Marketplace. She is a Director on the Board of San Francisco Federal Credit Union. Jelena holds an A.B. from Princeton University, and a Master of Architecture from UC Berkeley.
Ken Kruszka, CEO SnapCheck #futurepayments
Ken Kruszka, CEO SnapCheck, is a FinTech and Mobile Payments pioneer, who holds the distinction of being the first person to send $1 around the world by mobile. In addition to being an accomplished executive, leader, and entrepreneur, Ken also advises early-stage companies looking to establish product-market fit and accelerate growth on a global scale. Ken leads SnapCheck in revolutionizing business-to-business payments: eliminating $50 Billion in costs, removing $20 Billion in fraud. Previously, as EVP of Product and Service Delivery, Ken Kruszka drove Boom’s strategic product vision and roadmap, as well as their realization through the creation of industry-leading mobile financial products and services. In his role, Ken led the product management, product development, service delivery, and information technology organizations.