Speaker
Amy Kao
Co-Founder & President, RxAll
Amy Kao is on a mission to eliminate counterfeit drugs and ensure that every person has access to safe, quality medicines. Born in the USA, she has lived abroad in Shanghai, Singapore, and Hong Kong and is a first-hand witness to fake drugs in emerging markets. She now spends her time working both as a strategy management consultant and entrepreneur - heading up RxAll, a company she co-founded to combat counterfeit medicine using artificial intelligence and molecular spectroscopy. RxAll is the world's leading AI-hyperspectral IoT platform for authenticating drugs in real time and was recently named the most innovative startup in the 2019 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge, out of 4500 applications from 119 countries.

A classically trained pianist and violist, Amy is also Founder of the International Music & Arts Society (global music non-profit), an ex-Googler, Tedx Speaker, New York Fashion Week runway model, and former Miss Connecticut US International. She proudly advocates for diversity and inclusion and was recently named a "30 Under 30 Trendsetter" by SNJ Millennials. Amy received her Bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from Yale University.