Ascend Your Start-Up

An advisor to the world’s largest technology companies, Helen Yu passionately believes growth comes at the crossroad of tech and humanity. Whether she is speaking to a crowd of 5,000 or a small start-up leadership team, she brings global customer success experience from her work with tech titans like Oracle, Adobe, and many start-up CEOs who went on to achieve multibillion-dollar revenue growth and record profitability. As the founder and CEO at Tigon Advisory, Helen drives growth for the largest technology companies in the world and is a board advisor for fast growth SaaS companies. She also serves as Vice-Chair and Board Director at the Global Cybersecurity Association. A highly respected thought leader, she is a top Twitter influencer in AI, Cloud, IoT, Cybersecurity, 5G, Growth, FinTech, and Start-Ups with a weekly reach of more than 10M. Helen is recognized as a global thought leader by organizations including IBM and Thinkers360. She speaks regularly at conferences including SXSW, TiECon, Global AI and Big Data conference, DMS, and Money2020. Gebhard Rainer is a Chief Executive Officer with global operations and finance experience and a proven record of success transforming the structure of organizations to position them for growth and profitability. He achieves business transformation and financial results by creating and implementing innovative process re-engineering initiatives and simplification of workflows which reinvigorate global luxury brands. A creative and resourceful problem solver, he approaches complex operating challenges with experienced analysis, great energy and enthusiasm, ultimately improving the value of the business overall. Gebhard is a transformative team builder who is able to attract and retain top talent and lead successful acquisition integration. He engenders great loyalty and collaboration from those who work with him and consistently creates high performance cultures across international borders.