Ada Yi Zhao is a start-up entrepreneur with 11 years investment banking industry experience. Since her career with Lehman Brothers Financial Institution Structuring desk in 2005 until her very recent endeavor at Barclays Capital, she has success-fully advised a large number of global financial institutions in Europe and Asia to manage their capital throughout the crisis. She has recently founded Curated Ventures to disrupt the global fashion retail industry by directly connecting emerging designers with fashion patrons through curated digital and offline platforms.