Blockchain speaker Bettina Warburg co-founded Animal Ventures along with Tom Serres. The company aims at educating executives, establishing start-ups, and developing comprehensive strategies to assist large businesses, governments, and small and medium-sized enterprises in capitalizing on some of the most sophisticated technology companies entering the market in the world. Animal Ventures invests in technology companies that engage in blockchain, AI, and augmented intelligence. It also operates in digital platforms and the Internet of Things type of companies.

Animal Ventures’ blockchain practice is led by Bettina. She also oversees its development, research, and commercialization throughout the ecosystem of advancement. Speaker Bettina Warburg collaborates with members of the Fortune 500 and governments to advance the worldwide commercialization and incorporation of blockchain technology. 

Bettina is genuinely enthusiastic about the integration of technology and politics, as well as the implications of this convergence for our collective future. In fact, she talks about this subject on the show Tech on Politics, where she speaks with some of the brightest minds in venture capital, media, and government. Bettina holds a BS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and an MSc from Oxford University. The Institute for the Future in Silicon Valley used Bettina’s expertise to help businesses make better decisions about the future. They also helped educational institutions, foundations, and local governments. During her tenure at the IFTF, she worked on the organization’s future of governance research practices and future of philanthropy.

Bettina spoke about blockchain technology in 2016 when TED asked her to be among the firsts to address the topic. She has spoken at conferences like Salzburg Global Seminar, the Skoll World Forum, Personal Democracy Forum, and several universities worldwide. Publications like Center for Public Impact, The Atlantic, the San Francisco Chronicle, and ICMA.org have all showcased Bettina’s work.