Amy Neale is Vice President at Mastercard Labs and leads MasterCard's ‘Start Path’ startup engagement programme. Amy leads a global team to identify, mentor and partner with best in category startups, connecting them with Mastercard and our customers to create breakthrough solutions and build the future of commerce. Amy’s career to date has focused on getting new technology into people’s hands. Amy has a PhD in computational linguistics, she is recognized as one of the top 100 women in STEM in Ireland, and is passionate about making the world of technology fully inclusive.