Speaking
Irna offers five dynamic speaking, fireside chats, and breakout sessions focused on blockchain, empowerment, and their surprising connections to the dance of tango.
Attendees will not only gain a deeper understanding of blockchain’s potential but also leave with actionable insights to drive success in both business and life.
Five Signature Topics
- Blockchain Without the Buzzwords: What Every Leader Must Understand Now
- The Future Is Female: How Girls Will Transform Blockchain and AI
- Tango Heart: How Dancing in Buenos Aires Inspired a Passion for Blockchain
- Why Beauty Matters: What Tango Teaches Us About Designing a Better World
- The Dance of Trust: Lessons from Tango for the Future of Blockchain
Signature Topics
Blockchain Without the Buzzwords: What Every Leader Must Understand Now
A human-centered, jargon-free breakdown of blockchain’s true business value and how organizations can adopt it with clarity and confidence.
Ideal for: Corporate leadership events, innovation summits, strategy offsites
Learning Objectives:
- Understand blockchain fundamentals without technical jargon
- Identify practical business applications for your organization
- Gain confidence in evaluating blockchain opportunities for strategy and innovation
The Future Is Female: How Girls Will Transform Blockchain and AI
Learning Objectives:
Research suggests that when left to their own devices, girls often focus on collaboration and building, while boys may lean toward more competitive or unstructured behavior. This keynote explores why girls’ voices are essential to shaping the future of technology and what leaders can do to empower them to thrive.
Ideal for: Diversity and inclusion forums, leadership events, innovation summits
- Recognize the impact of gender diversity on blockchain adoption
- Understand strategies to foster inclusion in tech and finance
- Learn actionable ways to support girls and young women in emerging technologies
Tango Heart: How Dancing in Buenos Aires Inspired a Passion for Blockchain
Living through Argentina’s dólar blue era, dancing around soaring prices, non-working ATMs, and carrying enough cash to throw off my tango posture, made the need for decentralization, transparency, and trust very real.
Ideal for: Innovation forums, fintech conferences, leadership retreats, cultural and technology summits
Learning Objectives:
- Translate real-world economic and cultural experiences into insights for blockchain innovation
- Show how real-life chaos makes blockchain relevant.
- Inspire the audience to rethink money, trust, and systems.
Why Beauty Matters: What Tango Teaches Us About Designing a Better World
Learn how presence, aesthetics, and cultural awareness create systems, products, and experiences that are not only effective but meaningful.
Ideal for: Industry conferences, CEO roundtables, executive briefings, and innovation workshops.
Learning Objectives:
- Design products, services, or calls-to-action that inspire and engage
- Apply the principles of rhythm and balance from tango to design strategies that endure
- Apply principles of balance, flow, and cultural resonance to create innovative solutions
The Dance of Trust: Lessons from Tango for the Future of Leadership
Action-oriented insights for executives preparing for disruption.
Ideal for: Industry conferences, CEO roundtables, executive briefings
Learning Objectives:
- Build trust and harmony in teams by applying the lessons of dance and the rules of the tango milonga
- Explore parallels between navigating a tango floor and navigating uncertainty in business and blockchain initiatives
- Apply lessons from tango partnership to foster alignment and shared purpose in organizations
“Irna joined the GMU Forensics Team during one of our most competitive years, when we were consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation. Often my role was simply to help her refine the strong instincts she already possessed. Her first-place finish at the DSR-TKA National Tournament as a college freshman was an impressive achievement and a reflection of her dedication and talent. I would be happy to recommend her as a public speaker.”
— Dr. Sheryl A. Friedley, Professor Emerita at George Mason University, Co-Founder and Former Head Coach, GMU Forensics (Speech) Team
“Irna has been an absolute pleasure to work with. Her creativity and ingenuity at problem solving are truly unique. She has been such an amazing teammate on whom I have been able to lean on when I felt overwhelmed. Irna has a kind and measured approach to life which comes out brilliantly in her work, whether it’s preparing essential reports or closing a deal with her client prospects. She will turn over every stone and is a quick, independent learner. Her ability to immediately get up-to-speed on a project only strengthens her team’s ability to accomplish their goals and get the job done.”
– Jane Curth, Founder and CEO, Former Professor of Kinesiology and Health