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Council Cocktail Reception @ Hedera Haus

Cocktail reception with drinks, food, and representative Council members.

Betsabe Botaitis

Betsabe Botaitis

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Hedera

Betsabe is an internationally accomplished strategist and fintech executive with over 15 years of experience ranging from large financial institutions to blockchain and cryptocurrency startups, and acts as both the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hedera. Prior to joining Hedera, she held various senior positions at renowned and leading-edge companies including Uplift (leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later ("BNPL") in travel), Kueski (Mexico’s largest BNPL), Lending Club, and Citigroup.

Zenobia Godschalk

Zenobia Godschalk

SVP, Communications at Swirlds Labs

Zenobia has over 20 years of experience in high tech PR and helping companies create and dominate new categories, and is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications of Hedera. Previously, she was a sell-side analyst with investment bank Morgan Keegan, where she was part of The Wall Street Journal’s #1 Ranked Software Analyst team. Zenobia graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Economics and Psychology, minor in Industrial Engineering.

Brett McDowell

Brett McDowell

Chair at Hedera's Board of Directors

Brett brings over 20 years of IT industry coalition experience, and is the Chair of the Hedera Governing Council. He has had founding executive roles at the Kantara Initiative, IDESG, DMARC.org, and FIDO Alliance. In addition, he has extensive multi-stakeholder governance experience, having served on the board or advisory board of MAAWG, NCSA, StopBadWare, and PCI SSC, among other industry coalitions.

Nilmini Rubin

Nilmini Rubin

Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy at Hedera

Nilmini Rubin has over 20 years of experience in international technology, energy, and democracy policy and acts as both the Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy of Hedera. Previously, she lobbied on cybersecurity for the Information Technology Industry Council and contributed to Meta’s policy programs team. Nilmini led Tetra Tech’s global division implementing energy and internet projects that resulted in millions of people gaining access to electricity for the first time.