Presents: Beyond the Hype - Blockchain and Digital Assets
Basics and landscape of blockchain and digital assets, the economics, and what is around the corner.
About Our Presenter:
Marcie Bomberg-Montoya. Wipfli LLP Principal leads the Strategic Advisory Services practice across all industries Wipfli serves, with a personal focus on the Technology and Financial Services Industries. She specializes in futurist planning, emerging technologies, and digital evolution. Prior to joining Wipfli Marcie held leadership roles in financial services for 25 years, and then shifted focus to the technology industry. She founded and led a consulting firm that worked with FinTech companies specializing in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and payment solutions. Marcie is a sought-after consultant, speaker, author, and educator on emerging technology, innovation, and strategy.
Specializations:
§ Leader of Wipfli’s Strategic Advisory Services area, serving all industries
§ Turning strategy into action – advisory, facilitation, plan development, guidance and implementation
§ Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain
§ Organizational transformation in a digital age – technology integration and implementation strategies
§ Strategy surrounding innovation and growth
§ Organizational development, management and operational assessments
§ Driving engagement and performance through quantifying culture and climate while measuring the impact of leaders and managers
Past experience:
§ Founder and CEO of a consulting firm focused on serving fintech companies
§ CEO of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company focused on document management utilizing revolutionary blockchain technology, serving highly regulated industries
§ Executive vice president for a community bank in the greater Chicagoland area, with oversight of strategy, innovation, technology, sales, marketing, risk, compliance, governance, operations, and investor, board and regulatory relations
§ Director of mergers and acquisitions for a Midwest regional bank
§ Director of strategic planning, change management and new product and service development for a Midwest regional bank
Professional memberships and activities:
§ Marquette University Blockchain Lab – Former advisory board chair
§ University of Wisconsin-Madison, Graduate School of Banking – Faculty member
§ Marquette University Commercial Banking Program – Advisory board member
§ Chamber of Digital Commerce – Executive Member
§ Community Bankers of Illinois Innovation Committee - Member
§ Community Bankers of Georgia Innovation Committee - Member
§ Sought-after strategy and innovation speaker and panel participant
