The Road to Global: Ecommerce Panel with Airwallex
Event description
If you own an eCommerce store, you’re probably busy making sure your Black Friday deals are ready and your warehouses stocked up. But before you go head to head with one of the biggest shopping frenzies ever, don’t miss this exclusive fireside chat and networking event with some of the biggest names in eCommerce.
Hear from a panel of visionary professionals from Afterpay, Lyka, and Gobare who will share their first-hand experience in taking their business to new heights.
It’s an exciting opportunity to ask questions, network, and get inspired by some of the top players in your industry.
For those interested, Afterpay has just released a report on 'How Australians will be shopping and spending this post-pandemic festive period - and how merchants can make the most of the sale season. You can read it here.
About the Host
Emmy Singh is the Startup Partnerships Lead at Airwallex, Australia's fastest growing fintech unicorn (Series E), responsible for partnering across the startup ecosystem to empower global payments. Prior to this, Emmy lead the APAC GTM strategy at Microsoft for Startups, working with Series A+ companies and ASX100 executives. With a background in delivering technology strategy and innovation programs in both Enterprise and SME, Emmy has deep-expertise across fintech, social enterprise and public speaking. In 2017, Emmy became a full-time digital nomad at Remote Year and travelled to a new country every month with 50+ professionals across Europe and South East Asia.
About Speakers
Anna Podolsky, Founder & CEO of Lyka
Founder & CEO of Lyka, Anna leads the start-up disrupting the antiquated pet industry. Her high-performing and passionate team have a vision to redefine pet wellness and improve pet health by focusing on holistic solutions such as nutrition. Previously, Anna was a management consultant at Bain & Company for 5 years across Australia, US (Chicago and San Francisco) and Chile.
Anna holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.); Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) majoring in Finance and Mathematics from The University of Queensland.
Huw Griffiths, Director of New Verticals at Afterpay
Huw is the Director of New Verticals at Afterpay, and is responsible for the growth, development and expansion of Afterpay’s new business portfolio in Australia and New Zealand. Huw is a sales, operations and product leader, with over 10 years experience across e-commerce, platforms and payments. Huw’s passion and experience in payments comes from previous roles at Klarna, Fat Zebra, NAB E Commerce, CBA, Bankwest/BWAMS, CommSec Adviser services and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jennifer Mekhaeil, Founder and CEO of Go Bare
Jennifer is the Founder and CEO of Go Bare. Her formula-honest and results-driven collection of beauty products are highly sought after, bringing rejuvenating treatments home for skincare lovers.
Jennifer began her career working as an accountant and business advisor to various beauty professionals which gave her insight into what was missing in the market. In 2018, she launched the Go Bare brand with an exclusive range of beauty devices including a sonic facial cleansing brush, as well as a collection of natural, vegan skin-care range targeted to women with sensitive skin.
Today, Jennifer’s products are stocked in over 150 Priceline stores across Australia and loved by thousands of women world-wide.
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