United States | 2025
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Neha Narkhede is a visionary entrepreneur and technologist whose leadership has transformed both data streaming and financial risk management. Beginning her career as a software engineer, she quickly emerged as a pioneering force in real-time data infrastructure as the co-creator of Apache Kafka, a distributed data streaming technology now used by 80% of Fortune 100 companies. This innovation led to her co-founding Confluent, which she scaled into a $10B public company, establishing the gold standard for data-in-motion architectures. In 2021, recognizing the increasing challenges of fraud, credit, and compliance risks in financial services, she founded Oscilar, developing an AI-powered Risk Decisioning Platform to make online transactions safer and more efficient. At Oscilar, she has pioneered a platform that leverages AI and behavioral intelligence, processing 1,000+ contextual risk signals to combat fraud and enhance decision-making for financial institutions. Oscilar serves Top 50 US Banks, community banks like CCBank and Core Bank, and fintechs like Nuvei, Dave, Uphold, and Super.
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Lori Werner
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Outstanding Female in Marketing - Outstanding Female in Marketing Strategy
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United States
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Shubhi Mishra
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Outstanding Female Entrepreneur - Pioneering Woman in Leadership
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United States
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Zeng Shu Fei
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Outstanding Company / Organization - Outstanding Sustainability Practices
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Singapore
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Mika Shino
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Outstanding Female Entrepreneur - Emerging Female Entrepreneur
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United States