Commentary by Karen Webster

29 April 2013

Karen is the CEO of MPD and one of the industry’s leading advisors and thought leaders. She works with some of the leading players in the payments/commerce, mobile, digital media, B2B and technology sectors to architect, ignite and commercialize innovation. She is a regular advisor to CEOs and Board of publicly traded companies and also serves as a member of the board for several emerging companies in the payments, mobile and technology sectors. She is a frequent keynote speaker and author and contributor of numerous articles and books on the subject of innovation, ignition and platform strategies.

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