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Dominic Venturo, the Chief Innovation Officer at U.S. Bank, is one of those industry legends who floats under the radar somehow. Those of us in the industry consider him to be one of the best in the business,

Dominic Venturo, the Chief Innovation Officer at U.S. Bank, is one of those industry legends who floats under the radar somehow.  Those of us in the industry consider him to be one of the best in the business, someone who pretty quietly just gets things done.

More importantly, somehow I missed in my research how talented his daughter Sophia Venturo is.  She just released her first EP - listen to the song "Denver" - the talent shines through.

I finally met someone who can explain "cognitive banking" to me!  Devika Thapar, IBM Watson's Chief of Staff for Financial Services, is one of those rare techies who can explain deep AI concepts in simple English, or Hindi for that matter.  We lift up the curtain a bit on Watson and where IBM is headed with their industry solution.

I immediately hit it off with Stephen.  We were introduced by Kim Hong from Trullio and we spent must of the interview cracking jokes and riffing off each other.  Therefore, for this write-up, I'm going to continue giving Stephen a hard time.  He is one of those younger, hip, good looking, in shape, well-dressed, successful founders you'd expect to find on the cover of a magazine.  Well done Stephen. And he's smart too.  Damn it Stephen.

Ohad Samet describes himself this way on this Twitter profile:  "One of the best Ohad Samets in the world."  That one sentence pretty much sums up Ohad.  He is funny as hell, smart as hell, sharp witted as hell,

I immediately hit it off with Stephen.  We were introduced by Kim Hong from Trullio and we spent must of the interview cracking jokes and riffing off each other.  Therefore, for this write-up, I'm going to continue giving Stephen a hard time.  He is one of those younger, hip, good looking, in shape, well-dressed, successful founders you'd expect to find on the cover of a magazine.  Well done Stephen.

And he's smart too.  Damn it Stephen.

Yes, Margaux Avedisian was profiled in the Wall Street Journal.  Yes, she is a bitcoin comic.  Yes, she is quite funny.  But Margaux is also one sharp entrepreneur when it comes to cryptocurrency and the future of money.   During the day she is the world's funniest EVP at Transform Group and can pretty much tell you anything you need to know about ICO's.  Just ask her.

Richard leads a team of engineers and innovators looking at emerging technologies and their application across RBS. His current focus is on the application of distributed ledger technology including blockchain across RBS.  Or as Richard puts it,

Bianca has done more in her brief time on the tech scene than most people have accomplished in a 30 year career.  She's founded multiple companies stretching across multiple industries and has now fully grasped the impact biometrics can have on the que...

Bianca has done more in her brief time on the tech scene than most people have accomplished in a 30 year career.  She's founded multiple companies stretching across multiple industries and has now fully grasped the impact biometrics can have on the question of digital identity.  Make sure you check out Bioconnect.

Spend five minutes chatting with Bianca and you will feel ready to conquer any mountain.  Exactly what I'd look for in a great founder.