As Director of Business Development at Fetch.ai and Mettalex, and a Board Member of the Fetch.ai Foundation, my passion lies in forging strategic partnerships that drive innovation — whether with industry leaders, startups, or academia — to unlock the full potential of AI , agents and decentralized technologies. I believe in the power of collaboration and cutting-edge solutions to transform the way we live and work. From mobility and energy to supply chains and decentralized finance, I focus on bringing AI-driven agent automation and intelligence into real-world applications, making systems more efficient, adaptive, and autonomous. Current focus: Mobility & automotive - AI agents for vehicle-to-vehicle( V2V), vehicle-to-X (V2X) (https://moveid.org/ , Catena-X) Energy & AI energy agents Decentralized federated machine learning Decentralized Finance (DeFi, DeFAI) Supply chain - On implementing autonomous supply chains - A multi-agent systems approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166361524000484 - LLMs in Supply Chain Management: Opportunities and case study) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386414179_LLMs_in_Supply_Chain_Management_Opportunities_and_Case_Study At Fetch.ai, I help shape the future of AI by working with developers, businesses, and visionaries who are leveraging our agent-based modular platform to create groundbreaking applications. It’s incredibly exciting to be part of a movement that’s redefining how intelligent agents interact, transact, and optimize decision-making in a connected world. Fetch.ai is also a founding member of the ASI Alliance, which is working to push the boundaries of AI-powered systems. I’m thrilled to be at the heart of this transformation, bringing together people, ideas, and technology to create a smarter, more autonomous future. Passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in technology (AI, Web3) and beyond. Follow me on X @Mariaminaricova