The role of crypto in cross border remittances?

Anca Bogdana Rusu leads strategic partnerships, policy and advocacy at cLabs, working on Celo. She joined cLabs after having spent over eight years at the World Bank and IFC (International Finance Corporation) focused on financial inclusion and fintech. Anca has worked both with regulators and public authorities, as well as with private sector institutions on digital financial services in emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and Europe. Her work looks at how technology can advance financial inclusion for those unserved by the formal financial sector, as well as bridging the gender gap for access to financial services. She serves as Expert Panel for the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum and as ExCo member for the GIFT.

Elizabeth Rossiello is the CEO and founder of AZA, an established provider of international payment solutions that leverages its hybrid infrastructure to accelerate global access to the frontier markets.
Founded in 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya, AZA is now a market-maker in every major African currency and facilitates payments into G20 currencies. In 2021, AZA was recognised for its innovative edge in Fast Company's Global Top 10 most innovative companies.

Pat Thelen is vice president of global account management at Ripple, focused on building a real-time global network that solves real problems for its clients. His 25 years of experience with JPMorgan Chase, UMB Financial, and EY have focused on transforming the transaction services business, championing faster payments, and enhancing liquidity solutions. Pat has advocated for the industry by serving in various volunteer roles with the U.S. Faster Payments Council, NACHA, the Federal Reserve, The Clearing House, EPCOR, WesPay, ABA and Visa.