Yuki Aizawa

She co-founded a company RINNE Technologies and Consulting that owns blockchain-backed solutions to address environmental and social issues ie. Deforestation and Financial inclusion. Company manifesto is Sustainability-Innovation-Inclusion where they believe the tech innovation can drive Social impact. With 20+ years of experience in different industries mostly in FinTech sector, she held several senior executive positions in multinational companies across Asia and other parts of the world.

She is a firm believer of Leadership with empathy and Empowering Women in tech is another topic she is a strong advocate of. Appointed as Country Director to lead the Malaysia Chapter of Women in Tech Global movement (45 Chapters across the Globe with the mission to close the gender gap in STEM and 5M girls and women to be empowered through technology by 2030). -  while she is juggling her busy days multi-tasking from being an entrepreneur, running a non-profit, having a family (mom of 2 grown up kids), being a yoga instructor (running a yoga studio) as well as a floral & resin artist.

Born in Tokyo with mix parentage, she holds a Japanese citizenship, and grew up outside of Japan mostly in SE Asia, apart from NY. PR of HK but home is Malaysia now after living consecutively for 23+ years now.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

Nominee for the 2023 Women Changing The World Awards (Grand Final London/UK on the 18th April, 2023) - Press Release Awarded Top 50 Global Inspirational Women to look out for in 2023/The Titanium Magazine (official Magazine of The prodigy) Official Signatory of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs/UNWomen)  https://www.weps.org/ Malaysia National winner for UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs Awards, Leadership Commitment SME Category

https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2021/11/un-women-and-european-union-award-gender-equality-prize-to-malaysias-top-private-sector-companies

EDUCATION - Executive MBA Quantic School of business and Technology (US), CIFE (Certified Islamic Finance Executive) Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance (US), BA Tsukuba University (Japan