DISCUSSION: Emi Yoshikawa Senior Director Global Operations Ripple; Betsabe Botaitis CoFounder/CFO AIKON; Brynly LLyr General Counsel C Labs; Olga V. Mack CEO Parley Pro; Moderator: Yasamin Parsafar Associate IP Sheppard Mullin
Women
Addi Regev Product Lead Growth, Risk, Support and UX Teams Varo Money #bankinnovation
Addi Regev, Product Lead Growth, Risk, Support& UX Teams Varo Money Addi has been building meaningful mobile products and successful product teams for most of her career, spanning all companies’ sizes, from small startups to fortune-500 companies. In her current role at Varo Money she supports the user research, design, risk, growth and customer operations teams in their efforts to grow Varo’s customer base efficiently and responsibly, understand the customers’ needs and support them in their journey to achieving financial health. She has a Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy from Tel Aviv University in Israel, and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Karen Salay CEO/Founder StartUp Roll Call #cryptowomen
Karen Salay has over 15 years of experience selling enterprise software and doing sales/channels and marketing for startups. Her super power is helping companies clarify their go to market messaging and gaining traction. She started her career as a developer with Price Waterhouse which enables her to meld technology and business. She currently provides sales and go to market services for blockchain companies and is an advisor at the Berkeley Blockchain Accelerator and for several other companies. She is an entrepreneur at heart starting with Junior Achievement and previously founded a social media startup.
Cindy-Anne Lewis Dir Marketing/Comms Dispatch #cryptowomen
Cindy-Anne Lewis Dir Marketing & Comms Dispatch Cindy-Anne is a seasoned marketing executive with experience at the highest levels, as a brand champion and team builder in the Blockchain, IT and Telco sectors. She has worked with major multinationals such as Intel, Ericsson and more recently with Dispatch Labs in the Blockchain space. She is a natural leader with tireless passion and a can-do attitude for creating value and enabling the achievement of shared goals and aspirations. In previous roles she headed up marketing for Intel & Ericsson in sub-Saharan Africa, and is passionate about driving Blockchain for social good in Africa and emerging markets. She is also one of the co-founders of The X-Change, which is a women in blockchain networking group who meet monthly to help drive diversity and inclusion within the Blockchain space. She is also an Advisor for The Bureau.