Innovators Spotlight: Ezra Kebrab, Founder & CEO of Caliza

Join the Young Professionals of the Americas as we spotlight and hear from Ezra Kebrab, founder and CEO at Caliza.

In a conversation moderated by Matteo Ceurvels of EMARKETER, Ezra will detail his journey building Caliza, a financial platform empowering businesses worldwide—from established players to newcomers in the digital asset space—to access innovative, regulated, dollar-denominated financial products and payments across the world.

Join the virtual conversation to hear how Caliza is building the infrastructure to power global stable finance for companies everywhere.

This program is part of our Innovator Spotlight series, where we feature young leaders who bring new approaches and solutions to real-world issues across all sectors.

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Panelists

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Ezra Kebrarb

Ezra Kebrab is the founder of Caliza, a stablecoin infrastructure platform that enables businesses around the world to instantly settle cross-border transactions and access USD-denominated financial products. Previously, he was director of Global Fintech Products at Visa, and head of Partnerships for Intuit’s Workforce product. Prior to that he was on the founding team of a number of startups, including Evenly (acquired by Block). In his free time, you can find Ezra mixing music records, tending to his garden, dreaming of his mom's Ethiopian cooking, and taking cross-country motorcycle trips.

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Matteo Ceurvels

Matteo Ceurvels: As a member of the international content team at EMARKETER, Matteo is responsible for researching, analyzing, and staying up to date on the latest digital trends across Latin America and Spain. His main areas of focus include: ad spending, ecommerce, retail media, social media, consumer behavior, among others. Matteo has more than 15 years of experience in building strategic communications, marketing, and research initiatives in both the private and public sectors—including the United Nations and his own digital consulting agency, MCS Global Media. Matteo is proficient in nine languages and has regional expertise in developing digital strategies throughout Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Matteo is a frequent speaker at regional industry events—including Advertising Week Latin America and IAB Beyond Digital—as well as local ones hosted by the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS), the Argentine Chamber of Ecommerce (CACE), Mexican Association of Online Sales (AMVO), among others. Matteo graduated summa cum laude from Pace University in NYC with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies and a double minor in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies. In his free time, Matteo teaches foreign languages and guest lectures on topics pertaining to Latin American political and economic development. His writing has appeared in a variety of political and marketing blogs, scholarly journals, as well as literary magazines. 

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