Derrick N. Ashong is the founder and CEO of TBTM, a Media Fintech that uses content to onboard global audiences to inclusive financial solutions, with partners like Mastercard. His international upbringing in Ghana, Brooklyn, Saudi Arabia and Qatar informed his company’s vision for Turning Culture into Currency for creators and fans worldwide. While still a student at Harvard, Derrick played a supporting role in Steven Spielberg’s Amistad, and went on to top charts with his band, winning a Billboard Songwriting Award. As a host and producer, he pioneered multi-platform interactive content with Oprah Winfrey, and major media platforms including ABC-Disney & Univision, earning three Emmy nods and a Royal Television Society Award. His original Take Back the Mic TV series has won 7 major international awards and achieved 1.1 Billion media impressions worldwide. Derrick has delivered electrifying speeches on issues of Youth Culture & Tech for UK Parliament, the United Nations, and the world’s most elite Business Schools, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Wharton, Cambridge & London School of Economics. He has interviewed celebrities and global luminaries ranging from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Kofi Annan, to Zoe Saldaña, Kevin Hart and Steven Wozniak, among others. Most recently, he has delivered keynote speeches for Mastercard, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and Kigali, as well as SuperReturn Africa, the continent’s top investment forum.