Brought to you by LA5 Member, Marietta Melrose.

As the Chief Executive Officer of NEO Holdings and the Co-Founder of Watr Protocol, Maryam leverages over 15 years of experience in originating transformational businesses across the globe, with a focus on novel profit models and technology-enabled value creation. She is a recognized expert and leader in blockchain, commodities, and sustainability, and a member of the Forbes Business Council and selected into the 200 Most Influential Women in Energy. Enabled by diverse and exceptional teams, she has redesigned the status quo repeatedly and built first-of-kind, world-scale P&Ls in various domains and markets. Her mission is to bridge the gap between blockchain, commodities, and ESG for the next generation of resources, using Watr: the blockchain protocol for commodities, their financing, trade, and footprint transparency. She is passionate about empowering and enabling pioneering global organizations to enhance their commodity profit models through digital innovation, decentralized technology, and ESG leadership.