Katharina Lasota Heller is a Swiss-Polish attorney who specializes in blockchain technology and digital media. Katharina is currently a board member at Bitfold, a blockchain startup. Previously, they were the president of the European Digital Media Association (EDiMA) and head of public policy at PayU, Naspers Limited's online payment subsidiary. Katharina has also worked as an of counsel, partner, and senior associate at various law firms including HütteLAW AG Advokatur und Notariat, LEXcellence Legal Services, and White & Case.
Katharina Lasota Heller has a Ph.D. in Law of Electronic Commerce, Consumer, Protection from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München. Katharina also has a Master of Law in Commercial Law from Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu and an LL.M. in Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management, Intellectual Property, Patents from University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law. In addition, they have completed additional education at Harvard Business School in International Business/Trade/Commerce.