Caroline Thomas Email & Phone Number

International

Innovation Advisory, Entrepreneur, Technology expert, Mentor & Speaker in emerging technology markets in FinTech, RegTech, Sustainability and Circular Economy.Connecting business, governments, entrepreneurs and global innovation communities including European Commission Innovation, Dubai Futures, ADGM, and global accelerators.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Convenor of ISO international standards working group creating use cases and technical reports on innovative new technologies. Sectors include fintech, supply chains, medical, agriculture, smart energy. Themes including data provenance, sustainability, digital assets, privacy, security, cybersecurity and identity. https://www.iso.org/committee/6266604.htmlCo-author of ISO/TR 3242:2022 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies – Use caseshttps://www.iso.org/standard/79543.htmlLiaison to ISO TCs in Financial services, Sustainable Finance, Fintech and Innovation and related SDOs.

International

Proud to develop the Accelerator program with Barclays Rise, powered by Techstars, which reached a $4bn market cap valuation in September 2021.- Managed portfolio of investments across fintech, reg-tech and social innovation. - Creating partnerships across Barclays Global Innovation activities with Rise Centres, start-ups, accelerators and with collaboration partners in business, big tech, governments and communities.- Led innovation techniques using ideation tools and a human-led mindset - Advocate, mentor and speaker on innovation, emerging technologies, and standards. Champion for sustainability, privacy, STEM and inclusion.https://home.barclays/who-we-are/innovation/ https://www.youtube.com/@RiseGlobalTV/videoshttps://home.barclays/news/2021/09/The-Accelerator-was-a-game-changer-for-us/https://rise.barclays/

London, New York, Sydney

Led digital Customer Acquisition channels across USA and 22 country markets. Leveraging digital smarts and services which increased new members for Amex and better experiences for our customers and global partners in airlines, hotels and retail.

Australia

Founder of Digital Marketing consultancy providing:- Strategies for VCs & Banking firms to help dot.com businesses gain successful capital-raising and IPOs, including realestate.com.au, publishing, travel, finance, medical and logistics last-mile sectors.- Digital marketing strategy & programs for Top 100 companies and Global Sports and tourism events including Olympics, America's Cup and Rugby World Cup. - Appointed official digital agency for the Sydney Paralympics (SPOC). Clients include Macquarie Bank, Australian Stock Exchange, Westpac Bank, UPS, AMP Insurance, NSW Government, Sydney Paralympics Organising Committee, Australian Tourism, Lonely Planet, Tesltra, IBM, Financial Times, Fosters, Energy Australia, AWEX, REA Group.

Sydney, Australia

ASX Australian Stock ExchangeLaunched first ASX online platform, digital data feeds and new product development for ASX and derivatives sectors .Created new internet revenue business lines which doubled revenue for ASXIncreased referrals for partners, and trebled the customer base in 1 year.

Portfolio manager for technical, computing and electronic publishing, creating:- Product development into digital and multimedia formats. - Expansion into new European, American and international markets.