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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

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Karen Ottoni
Senior Director of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives, LF Decentralized Trust
Karen Ottoni is the Senior Director of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives at LF Decentralized Trust (LFDT), where she leads efforts to grow a diverse global ecosystem of organizations advancing decentralized technologies. Since entering the blockchain space in 2016, her work has focused on emerging technologies in enterprise, open source, digital assets, privacy, and interoperability.

Prior to joining LFDT, Karen was a strategic business manager in the blockchain practice at Tata Consultancy Services. She holds an M.B.A. from Duke University and a B.A. in International Politics from American University in Washington, D.C. Fluent in five languages, she previously worked in international development across sub-Saharan Africa with the U.S. Government and various social enterprises.