Bio

Venture capital, tech and more. Adizah is a product-focused technology executive having worked on the rollout of digital products such as websites, billing systems, and payment products. Fast forward to 2022 and she has built a unique lens while working in the technology sector in London. In late 2021 she joined the global venture capital team at HSBC. She is the former Director of Marketing EMEA at Token a fintech company from San Francisco and was the first marketing hire in the European market in 2016. In 2013 she was part of the founding team of Level39 a technology accelerator focused on fintech products. She has been in the technology and startup ecosystem since 2009 and understands how to build relationships that add value to all partners. She was part of the 2011 team that grew edtech company Apps for Good - scaling the program from 2 schools to 100 schools. Over the years Adizah picked up a number of awards and was recently named by the FT as one of the top 100 2018 EMpower ethnic minority executives in the UK and North America. • 10+ years of experience working on partnerships with global technology & business players, including - Facebook, World Economic Forum, Accenture, Google, Microsoft, IBM, UBS, JPMorgan, Citi Bank, Credit Suisse, Accel Partners & many more. • Strong project management skills, with a proven track record of leveraging the power of online communities in innovative, engaging & creative ways. • Strong stakeholder management experience across all levels of an organisation. • Strong events management experience after working on over 300 events and conferences across the EMEA region. • Global Speaker on entrepreneurship, startups & technology - USA, Asia and UK. • In-depth understanding of technology startups and the growing UK technology ecosystem. • Experience in recruiting, leading and build a team within a fast-changing environment.