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.
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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.
Spencer Bogart, Head Research Blockchain Capital #futurepayments
Spencer Bogart is the Head of Research at Blockchain Capital where he does venture investment research on companies in the broader Bitcoin ecosystem. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Spencer was on the Internet Equity Research team at investment bank Needham & Company where he led the firm’s research efforts in all things bitcoin and blockchain. Spencer is a specialist in fundamental investment research and regularly publishes in-depth investment research on the industry.
