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Scott Bales is a self-proclaimed extrovert who has meshed a fascination with people and what motivates them with a raw enthusiasm for technology. He is a founding member of Moven (www.moven.com), the mobile-centric payments business that helps customers to spend, save, and live smarter. He also is a founder at Next Bank (www.nextbank.org), is a mentor to entrepreneurs throughout world with Lean Startup Machine (www.leanstartupmachine.com), sits on the board of education-empowering nongovernmental organization (NGO) Care Pakistan (http://carepakistan.org.uk/), and holds advisory positions at Invitre, Our Better World (http://ourbetterworld.org), HUB Singapore (http://singapore.the-hub.net/), and CDI Apps for Good (http://appsforgood.org/).

Scott's energy transfers to the stage as a globally recognized speaker (www.scottebales.com/speaker) on digital consumers, mobility, and innovation. He has worked with various governments in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa, taking on key advisory roles for countrywide infrastructure and mobile commerce projects. As a multifaceted techie, he was instrumental in developing the mobile commerce space for markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. He is on a mission to transform mainstream thought processing around conventional business practices.

When not in a boardroom or on center stage, you're likely to find Scott devouring, tweeting, and writing (www.scottebales.com) on the latest and ...

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