Tanya Knowles

Business Manager at Adhara

Tanya is the Business Manager of Adhara, a global provider of liquidity management and international payment solutions for decentralised financial networks. Her previous roles have included working as the Country Manager of Binance and as the Managing Executive of Fractal Solutions at Strate (Pty) Ltd, where she was tasked with leading a team to research, develop and implement disruptive technologies focusing on blockchain / distributed ledgers and digital assets. Tanya has extensive knowledge of next generation solutions from defi to payments and CBDCs.

Tanya is the former Chairperson of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium, faculty member of SingularityU South Africa, an Ambassador for the Global Blockchain Business Council and member of the South African National Blockchain Alliance. Tanya has been internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading women in blockchain technology. Having presented across four continents, Tanya is a well-renowned speaker and thought leader in her area of expertise.

Tanya holds a BA, PDM, and MBA degree all from the University of the Witwatersrand, a post graduate Certificate in Marketing from Unisa and certification in blockchain technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) . In her private capacity, she is involved in a number of women’s leadership and mentoring initiatives aimed at professional businesswomen.

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