Orbs and Starfish are inviting a focused community of leaders and experts in enterprise blockchain, to connect on trends and issues in enterprise blockchain adoption: use-case identification, using public blockchains for enterprise, barriers to adoption, & other similar topics.
This event will feature great catering, an open bar and opportunities to network with other attendees.
Gili Ovadia is the Head of Global Business Development for Orbs, a public permissionless enterprise focused blockchain.
Originally from Israel, Gili's background is in diplomacy and public defense. Gili is the former Consul, Head of the Israeli Economic and Trade Mission to the US West Coast, developing the business relationships between US and Israeli companies. He has served as the assistant to the Israeli Director of Foreign Trade on the North America desk, and served as an advisor to the Israeli Defense Minister.
Gili holds a BS from The Interdisciplinary Center and an LLB in Law and Governance.
Rodolfo Ergueta is a Senior Director at Salesforce on the Blockchain and Emerging Technology team.
An entrepreneurial high tech professional, his expertise is in incubating new businesses and partnerships in mature and emerging markets, strategic planning, and creating go-to-market initiatives and sales operations for growth.
His research interests include agent-centered design, crypto-economics, token design, and systems thinking applications in blockchain.
Rodolfo has an MBA from Wharton Business School.
Asha Vellaikal is Managing Director & Global Head of Digital Labs, part of the Marsh & McLennan group. She is responsible for building up the Lab and leading the innovation strategy for their next-generation insurance products.
Her primary focus areas include enabling disruptive business models using advanced technologies, supporting digital culture transformation and identifying mitigation strategies for emerging risks. She prevously led as Director of Innovation & Strategy at Orange Silicon Valley.
Asha holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Alessandro Voto is a West Coast Regional Director for Consensys, a Brooklyn-based blockchain technology venture studio, and a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future, a Bay Area non-profit futures think tank.
He connects organizations and social entrepreneurs with the blockchain community to build decentralized applications and services. An industry working group organizer for the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, he forms strategic technology partnerships with ConsenSys' Enterprise Solutions team.
Alessandro holds a BA (Honors) in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
