Firen Forrest is the President of Ignite Talks. She holds an MBA in Global Business and has taught public speaking for five years. She is currently the chief of staff at Plurality Institute. Previously, she was a project manager at Sentz, an open-source blockchain-based cash app inside Signal. She was the Founder and CEO of Nightingale Birth Center, a women’s health clinic. She holds an MBA in Global Business with a specialization in Entrepreneurship.