SPEAKERS

Based in the Middle East since 2008, Rachel spent almost a decade at Mubadala Investment Company - one of the Middle East’s largest sovereign wealth funds - in their Capital Markets & Treasury team. She is currently a Managing Director at 3iQ, responsible for the EMEA region, and was previously a senior Advisor for SkyBridge. A CFA Charterholder and chartered treasurer, in 2014 the Association of Corporate Treasurers named Rachel “The One to Watch”.

Rachel originally trained as a journalist and spent 6 years with the BBC. She is the TV Host of Digital Asset Report and acts as MC for selected international events such as the AIM Summit, SWFI Summit Series and the Middle East Investors’ Summit.

Passionate about helping others become more confident public speakers, Rachel co-founded “The Speakeasy Club”, and is also a Founding member of Playbook – a leadership platform for women professionals to design their career and well-being.

In 2009 Rachel published her first book and helped to establish a charity called Espoir so that sale proceeds could go towards supporting youth entrepreneurship in New Zealand.

She is a member of Mensa and sits on the advisory board of cryptocurrency exchange MidChains, layer 1 blockchain HAQQ, and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.