LEAH CALLON-BUTLER

Leah is the director of Emfarsis, an advisory and investing firm focused on Web3 innovation for social impact. She is a columnist for the world-leading crypto news publication, Coindesk, and wrote and narrated the viral mini documentary, "Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines.” In crypto since 2017, and based in the Philippines since 2018, Leah has collaborated with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), Women’s World Banking, Women in Blockchain, Games4Change APAC, and others, on how blockchain technologies can be leveraged to empower marginalised communities. With a special interest in evolving regulatory landscapes and how they intersect with financial inclusion goals, Leah was also an advisor to the inaugural V20 Summit and led communications for the interVASP joint working group, which created the world’s first technical standard to help crypto exchanges adhere to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s travel rule. Leah holds a bachelor of Communications majoring in Writing and Cultural Studies, and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA), both from the University of Technology Sydney.