Month: June 2021

Lift Off Awards 2021 Finalist

YBF Lift Off Awards – 2021 Finalists for Diversity & Inclusion Tech Leader of the Year

27 June 2021 No Comments

YBF Lift Off Awards – 2021 Finalists

I am delighted to announce that I have made the cut for finalists in the 2021 Lift Off Awards by YBF Ventures in the category Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year.

These awards celebrate culturaly diverse and female led companies and are important for supporting the many types of tech leaders in our ecosystem.

Thank you YBF Ventures, sponsors and congratualtions to all the finalists. I look forward to the formal announcement on 22nd July 2021 on the awards night.

Diversity & Inclusion Tech Leader of the Year

– Jill Berry, CEO & Co-founder of Adatree
– Karen Cohen, Founder & Director, Women in Blockchain, Women in Emerging Tech
– Lynda Coker, Director / Investor, created the Support for Female Tech Founders map
– Dr Omaru Maruatona, CEO & Founder, Aiculus

Around the blockchain with Karen Cohen

YBFBlockchain Australia Deputy Chair and ETT Founder Karen Cohen Ep.29

19 June 2021 No Comments

Karen Cohen is the Deputy Chair for Blockchain Australia and is also the founder of Emerging Tech Talent, an Australian HR company specialising in finding HR solutions for businesses in the Emerging Technology sector.

Karen and I chat about her introduction to the crypto space back in 2017, her work with Blockchain Australia. We also chat about all the exciting things she is doing with her company Emerging Tech Talent as well as her recent appointment as the Algorand Community Champion.