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Rina Takikawa

Founding Designer, AI/ML startup
University of Cincinnati
Ballet de Catalunya

Rina has danced across Singapore, the US, Japan, and Spain, including with the Ballet de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Her pre-professional years were spent training with Ellison Ballet, Vassiliev Ballet, Hariyama Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet -Conservatory of Music (CCM). Notable honors include performing on the stages of the Barcelona Opera House and Metropolitan Opera House, earning 2nd place senior prize at the U.S. Prix de Ballet Competition, and receiving the Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto Arts Scholarship. She also participated in the 2019 IB Stage gala performing alongside principal dancers from the Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Ballet, and other European companies.

Rina is currently a founding designer at an AI/ML startup where she leads product and design. Most recently, she was scaling a $15M fintech startup as Head of Design where she joined as founding member and built the product from zero to acquisition. Rina has spoken at Shopify, UX Copenhagen, and University of Arizona amongst others.

Rina Takikawa

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