Full Name
Nikki Barua
Company Name
BeyondCurious
Job Title
Co-Founder and CEO
Speaker Bio
Nikki Barua is a change agent with a big mission: To be a catalyst that unlocks the potential in a billion people through ideas, inspiration and tools for transformation. She is leading a movement to empower people and organizations to thrive amidst disruption. Nikki founded BeyondCurious in 2011 to help large companies innovate like startups. Since then, the award-winning digital accelerator has created massive impact by guiding leading brands in achieving their digital transformation goals.

Nikki is the Global Ambassador and Co-Author of the book – Innovating Women: Past, Present & Future – supporting women’s participation in Innovation, Science and Technology and their impact in the innovation economy. Recognized as a role model across diverse communities, Nikki is actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation through diversity-focused organizations such as WBENC, NMSDC, NGLCC and ABA. In addition to being a guest lecturer at UCLA and USC, she has been instrumental in supporting incubators developing technology products for healthcare and education.

Nikki was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by ACE in 2014, Top Woman Entrepreneur in North America by Ernst & Young in 2015, LA Woman of Influence by The Business Journals in 2016, and Women of Entrepreneurship by LA Lakers and Comerica Bank in 2017.

Her inspiring story of overcoming personal adversity and dreaming big has been featured in publications such as Fortune, Forbes, Fox, and CNBC. Recognized for her success as an immigrant, minority, woman entrepreneur, Nikki is a fierce advocate for diversity as the fuel for innovation.
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