Gen AI Salon: The Future of Finance

Lisa Carmen Wang

Founder & GP at Bad Bitch Empire

Lisa Carmen Wang is the Founder & General Partner of Bad Bitch Empire, a venture fund investing in high-impact female-led frontier tech companies, and author of The Bad Bitch Business Bible. Lisa is a former 4-time USA National Champion, and USA Hall of Fame gymnast, named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Stephanie Rieben

CEO & Cofounder at Diadem Capital

Stephanie co-founded the Venture-backed Fintech Funding Platform Diadem Capital after a 10 year career on Wall Street both in investment banking and institutional sales (Goldman, Citi, Berenberg Bank) and 5 years as a venture backed Fintech startup operator. Diadem is now two years old and brings pre-vetted quality deal flow to early and growth stage venture investors (VCs, CVCs, FOs), as well as low to middle market private credit deals to venture debt, revenue based, and other non-dilutive lenders. Stephanie holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BS in Hospitality Management from Lausanne Business School/ Switzerland.

Nicole Casperson

Founder & CEO of Fintech Is Femme

Nicole Casperson is an award-winning journalist, content director, professor, and leading authority in fintech. As the Founder & CEO of Fintech Is Femme, she leads a thriving media platform and community of over 50,000 fintech leaders dedicated to shaping a more inclusive financial landscape. Leveraging her extensive background as a former finance reporter specializing in B2B sectors, Nicole provides trusted insights and analysis through her newsletter, podcast, and event series. She has been honored as a Top Inspiring Female in Fintech and recognized as a pioneering force in DEI initiatives. Nicole's impactful contributions span prestigious speaking engagements, regular features in Forbes, and the upcoming release of her debut book, Fintech Feminists, which has rapidly ascended to the #1 new bestseller spot on Amazon and is scheduled for publication in October.

Louis Celiberti

Managing Director, Head of Software Engineering at Guggenheim Partners

Managing Director, Head of Software Engineering at Guggenheim Partners, where he has transformed the technology infrastructure for both buy side and sell side businesses of the firm. After graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Finance, he began his career trading US Treasuries for HSBC Securities. He then transitioned into software engineering and possesses over 20 years leading software engineering teams and projects, mostly in the Finance industry.

Lauren Pruneski

Senior Vice President of Brand at Tala

As the Senior Vice President of Brand at Tala, Lauren leads the company’s work on social impact and oversees the communications, brand, and corporate affairs teams. Tala is a leading voice at the intersection of technology and financial inclusion and has opened financial access to nearly 9 million people across three continents

Thiago Vieira

Principal for Blackstone Data Science

Thiago Vieira is a Principal for Blackstone Data Science, where he focuses on Product and Data Engineering for the group. In this capacity, he is involved in developing and implementing data science products that leverage the latest advancements in machine learning, data infrastructure and analytics to help drive value creation for Blackstone and its portfolio companies. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Vieira worked at Delivery Hero, a leading online food ordering and delivery platform, where he built and deployed machine learning models in the logistics department. He began his career at DE Shaw as a commodities trader. Mr. Vieira holds a degree in Physics and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a Masters in Artificial Intelligence from MIT, with a specialization in game theory.