Maria Pennanen

Maria's passion is to support startups in the early and growth phase. She believes that blockchain technology and AI is going to disrupt the way we do business today. With 20 years of experience in Entrepreneurship, Maria has advised over a hundred start-ups. She was nominated in 2017 the leading Female FinTech Influencer in the German-speaking world. Educational background MSc. in Process Engineering from Åbo Akademi, MBA in international management from Purdue & ESCP and Executive Master from INSEAD. She acts as a juror, mentor, and panelist on startup/blockchain/FinTech topics. Additionally, she gives workshops and lectures in entrepreneurship, investing and cooperation between corporates and startups. 2018 -Panelist @Fintech junction "Expert Advice for ICO's" -Moderator for Blockchain Track and Fireside chat "Crypto hedge funds" @Arctic15 -Panelist ©BlockShow Europe "Blockchain and AI" -Panelist and speaker @iCoinSummit Cyprus "Crypto funds" -Jury member @Arch Summit Luxemburg -Panelist #Whats Next in Fintech" @GEC Istanbul -Panelist @Europdays TelAviv -Jurymitglied Frankfurter Gründerpreis -Jury member FintechGermany Award -Speaker at @Finanzplatztag Frankfurt 2017 -Moderator and Speaker @Fintechmatters Wien -Judge @Hypermotion Frankfurt -Speaker @FintechFever in Tel Aviv -Panelist @FOSTER Venture Capital Tag in Berlin -Moderator and panelist at the @Fintech Junction Tel Aviv -Speaker @moneyfintech, Helsinki Finland 2016 -Panelist @MEDIAtreff Experten-Panel: Startups und Publicity – Herausforderungen und Chancen -Panelist at Women in Tech @Cloudexpo -Mentor and Judge @Startup Weekend Mittelhessen -Speaker @KU Leuven International day: Common Criteria for Angels Investments in Europe Specialties: B2B Sales & Marketing, Blockchain, China, Design, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Executive Coaching, FinTech, Leadership, Marketing, Negotiations & Organisational Change.