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Nicole is a visionary leader with over 15 years of experience. Starting her career in anthropology, she found her passion for tech by using GIS to answer archaeological hypotheses in her Master’s research. Nicole has found success in industries including software, hardware, consulting, and the public sector. She believes in strengths-based leadership, self-organizing teams, and the power of a great handshake. Outside of work, Nicole finds joy spending time with her children, playing with her dogs, serving on the Austin Women in Technology Board, and dancing salsa.

Brittany Bond is a Co-Founder and the Chief Design Officer at SwivelMeta, a web3 marketing platform for creators and brands. She has worked with top NFT projects and Fortune500 companies, including CULT&RAIN, a web3 phygital fashion brand, with work featured in Forbes, Vogue Business and Hypebeast. Ultimately, her company is committed to making marketing in web3 accessible to all creators and brands by helping marketing leaders navigate new marketing tools and tactics in one platform. Formerly from the commercial real estate development industry, Brittany spent over a decade in New York, where she held roles at CBRE and Morgan Stanley.

Karen Bookatz has 16+ years of experience strategizing and executing on influential communications & PR, marketing and creative campaigns across the US, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. She currently serves as Marketing Lead for Austin and Bentonville, Marketing and Communications at Accenture, while previously working for innovative pioneers and industry leaders spanning technology (IT, computer software, SaaS & B2B cloud computing), design, finance, real estate and fine art. She is consistently trusted as a brand ambassador, guardian and spokesperson within the tech Industry, with a particular focus on web3, metaverse and emerging blockchain technologies.