Meet the Speakers

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Randi Zuckerberg

Randi Zuckerberg’s unique background puts her at the forefront of both technology and the arts. As an early employee at Facebook and the creator of Facebook Live, she was on the front lines of shaping Web 2.0 technology. She is also an accomplished artist who has performed on Broadway, won three Tony awards for producing Broadway shows: Hadestown, Oklahoma! and The Inheritance and produced the first ever simulcast of a commercial Broadway show during the height of COVID.

Now she is putting these two worlds together at the start of Web3. One of the most prominent voices for women in crypto and NFTs, Randi is passionate about the unparalleled opportunities for financial success that Web3 can provide for women. Her fun, educational crypto videos on YouTube and Twitter have been viewed more than four million times.

In addition to being one of the largest NFT collectors of women-led projects, she founded HUG, a platform to support NFT creators and buyers, featuring a community curated discovery platform for NFTs (HUGhub), a growth accelerator for established NFT projects and artists (groupHUG) and an early stage creator program (hedgeHUG.) Through these initiatives, Randi and her team are currently working with more than twenty different crypto, NFT & metaverse related projects.

A Harvard graduate, Randi hosts a weekly business talk radio show, Randi Zuckerberg Means Business on SiriusXM, a weekly podcast, Crypto Cafe, and is the author of two best-selling business books, Dot Complicated and Pick Three. When she’s not trading jpegs, she can be found at the theater or doing her best to unplug at home with her husband and three children who are now almost as obsessed with crypto as she is.

 

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Aanchal Bhatia

Aanchal Bhatia is an entrepreneur by profession, psychologist by education and a social change agent by passion – the driving force behind the creation of several successful businesses. After dealing with several personal and family health issues and seeing the challenges in the current healthcare system, she was inspired to create Texas Medical Concierge, a global patient advocacy firm that provides second opinions and medical record management. Aanchal was impressed with the work of Thomas Sydenham, the father of modern medicine, as it echoed the principals found in her book, “Your Doctor Is Not God: How to Be the CEO of Your Own Health,” a self-help chronicle of her own findings about modern medicine. She has a strong sense of purpose and empowering people with healthcare choices is her “Ikigai”. She draws upon her knowledge and experience in ancient wisdom from India and her interest in the latest healthcare trends and technology.

As founder and CEO of Sydenham Clinic, she has been very successful in redefining the precision medicine concierge space. Despite the clinic starting amidst the peak of the global pandemic in 2020 – she has successfully trail blazed a healthcare model that she endeavors to take global. The clinic was able to break-even in just 8 months of operations and has a strong member base of over 160 members. She is currently involved with building the Beverly Hills location, with growth plans to open in London and New York 2023.

Aanchal is also very engaged in Entrepreneurs Organization (EO). She was the EO Global Chair for Spouses for two consecutive terms and was responsible for restructuring the role and involvement of spouses in the organization. She has also co-chaired an 800-people regional integration event and successfully raised sponsorships for the organization.

 

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Hannah Vasicek

Hannah began making jewelry at the age of 12 and started selling her jewelry at Salamanca Market at the age of 16. Her collection gained popularity in the market and the business was rebranded to Francesca (the name her mother wanted to give her!) whilst she was studying Science & Law at University. During her studies, the business grew, and in 2013 after winning the young entrepreneur award for Australia she decided to take the leap and pursue her passion, Francesca, leaving the possibility of a career as a lawyer.

It was the same year that Hannah’s sister Rachel finished school, so the two grabbed this amazing opportunity to turn their dreams into reality and ran with it, having never looked back!

 

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HE Helle Thorning Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt has an extensive background spanning politics, international relations, and business. In 2017 she was named one of the world’s greatest leaders by Fortune magazine. As Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011-2015, Helle steered Denmark through a difficult financial crisis while reducing child poverty and increasing spending on education. She also served as leader of the country’s Social Democrat party for a decade and was the first woman to hold both positions.

Following her term as PM, Helle was the Chief Executive of Save the Children, overseeing the work of 17,000 staff in 120 countries to reach around 50 million children every year in some of the most difficult and challenging contexts. She was deeply engaged in highlighting the humanitarian crises in Yemen and Syria, and the Rohingya refugee crisis. Ms. Thorning-Schmidt remains deeply engaged in these geopolitical issues as a member of several foreign policy think tanks, including the US Council on Foreign Relations, the European Council for Foreign Relations, the International Crisis Group, and the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board. Helle is also a member of the Berggruen 21st Century Council. In 2017, Helle was a co-chair of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos and is on the board of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.

Today Helle uses her deep political and international expertise to advise a range of businesses and not-for-profit groups. Helle is non – Executive Director for a number of Boards – Vestas, one of the world’s leaders in sustainable energy; DJE Holdings, a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations; Safelane, a global leader in clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war; Carsøe, a leading manufacturer of retail, customized, and OEM solutions for key suppliers of food processing equipment across the world; and VISTA Equity Partners, an American investment firm focused on financing and forwarding software, data and technology-enabled startup businesses.

In 2020 Helle was appointed Co-Chair of The Oversight Board created to help Facebook answer some of the most difficult questions around freedom of expression online; as well as Chairman of the Danish Football Union’s Governance Committee. Also in 2020, Thorning-Schmidt was appointed by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe to serve as a member of the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development. Helle devotes much of her time to defending and renewing progress, social justice, and democracy. As a strong champion of women’s and girls’ rights throughout her time in government and at Save the Children, she continues to remain passionate about women’s empowerment. Helle was previously a member of the European Parliament. She has a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen and a Master’s Degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.

 

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