Theodora Lau is the founder of Unconventional Ventures, a public speaker, and an advisor. She is the co-author of The Metaverse Economy (2023) and Beyond Good (2021), and host of One Vision, a podcast on fintech and innovation. Her monthly column on FinTech Futures explores the intersection of financial services, tech, and humanity. She is named one of American Banker’s Most Influential Women in FinTech in 2023. She is also a regular contributor and commentator for top industry events and publications, including BBC News, Finovate, American Banker, and Journal of Digital Banking. Her work has also been published by MIT Tech Review, Harvard Business Review, and The Banker.

Serial Entrepreneur, Startup Investor, Author, Advisor, and Faculty at the University of California Berkeley. Tommaso has built four tech startups from scratch and has two exits under his belt.

Tommaso is passionate about sharing his lessons learned from nearly two decades of entrepreneurial tech expertise as a frequent global keynote speaker and as an advisor to some of Silicon Valley's most renowned startup accelerators such as Google Launchpad, Draper University, and The Alchemist.

He is a faculty member at UC Berkeley running a class on entrepreneurship and serves the role of guest lecturer at Stanford University.

Based in Silicon Valley, Tommaso speaks 7 languages, is the author of "Navigating the Metaverse" and "How to growth Hack your Startup".

Barb MacLean is a fintech expert and speaker who has a passion for APIs, data and payments. She has joined Coastal Community Bank as the head of technology operations and implementation, where she oversees the bank's digital transformation and innovation. Before that, she worked at Celero Solutions for over 21 years, where she held various roles such as vice president of integration and analytics. She is a proud Canadian and has a global perspective on fintech. She is a salt & vinegar chip connoisseur, your phone-a-friend for Star Wars trivia & karaoke buddy. Check out her weekly Fintech Playlist 💿 on LinkedIn.

Catherine Porter is the Chief Business Officer for Tilia, the all-in-one payment platform for digital economies. She has more than two decades of experience leading strategy, sales, marketing, and business development for consumer and enterprise technology companies. Before joining Tilia, Catherine led global partnerships and fintech innovation at Meta, including building the Diem ecosystem in partnership with other Diem members, and building the traditional payments ecosystem for all Meta products worldwide. She has also worked at other category leading companies including OpenTable, LinkedIn, Google, and Oracle. Catherine has considerable international growth experience, with a concentration in Japan's internet and mobile ecosystem.

Arun is a Web3 investor, entrepreneur and a published author. He has founded, raised and deployed two funds, has invested in over 25 companies, sits on a number of boards and has had successful exits with his investments. Arun has served as a CXO in web2 and web3 startups. He is a published author with two web3 books and one book focused on venture builders.

Previous to his entrepreneurial journey, he has had a career at Barclays Capital, PwC and HSBC. He was a podcast host and a blogger in Fintech before focusing on a web3 career. Arun is an Oxford and LSE alum.