Aya Zook

APAC, General Manager, DefinedCrowd

Biography

Aya Zook is Chief Business Development Officer at DefinedCrowd, responsible for managing sales and marketing. Prior to DefinedCrowd, he spent 10 years at Microsoft in various senior roles from product management in MSN, Windows Live and Bing to managing marketing teams and media partnerships at Bing Fund, Microsoft Ventures and Accelerator. Before joining Microsoft, Aya worked for an interactive agency as a designer and a project manager. He sits on the executive council of the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) and serves as an advisor to Hing Hay Coworks in Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington where he studied philosophy.

Sessions

Cashless Future of Commerce: How Mastercard Labs are Unlocking the Power of AI with Open Innovation

Description

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a must-have for financial services innovation, but it can bring real business impact only when executed well. Join us to hear how Mastercard Labs are achieving the future of commerce by leveraging the power of AI and open innovation including startup collaboration. We will also invite DefinedCrowd to present its intelligent data platform for Artificial Intelligence.