Karina is a member of the global initiative "women in tech", an experienced IoT & Blockchain developer and an international speaker, who has been awarded the Trust of The Audience Award in 2016. She has Master degrees in Applied Informatics in Economics and Geospatial technologies, besides of this she has worked as Developer Lead and as Sales Engineer last 12 years. Her leadership skills developed through international professional interaction and engagements with representatives of various government institutions and IT companies with agile environment across the world. Her social responsibility and communicative competence are demonstrated in the organization of professional networks, events, and conferences. She gained her public speaking skills through frequent academic presentations, workshops and participation as a speaker at IoT, Blockchain, and DevOps conferences. http://karinapopova.me