Full Name

Marieke Flament

Job Title

Investor & Advisor

Company

iG Group, UNICEF, Project Europe

Speaker Bio

Marieke is a seasoned technology executive and blockchain expert with over a decade of leadership experience in scaling products, leading teams, and driving innovation in fintech and blockchain. As the former CEO of NEAR Foundation, she successfully scaled the blockchain ecosystem from 50,000 to 14 million monthly active users, managing a significant treasury and fostering one of the most vibrant Web3 communities globally. Marieke was instrumental in driving the adoption of stablecoins during her tenure at Circle, where she played a pivotal role in the growth of USDC, one of the world’s leading digital dollar currencies. At Mettle, Marieke spearheaded the development of a groundbreaking digital bank within NatWest Group, combining the agility of a neo-bank with the resilience of a major financial institution. Marieke serves as a Non-Executive Director at IG Group, a FTSE 250 trading company, she is on the board of MINA Foundation and is a Senior Advisor to UNICEF's Giga initiative whose goals it is to connect all schools around the world to the internet. She is also an active angel investor and advisor, focusing on early-stage startups in AI, climate tech, and blockchain. She is an LP in project Europe. With a passion for harnessing blockchain to solve real-world problems, she is dedicated to building resilient, scalable, and inclusive ecosystems that unlock the full potential of decentralized technologies.