Who is Who
Hanis Harmiles, widely known as NFT Queen Asia, is the Founder and CEO of Reinvent IP. Recognized among the Top 100 Women of the Future, she is a leading voice in AI, blockchain, and intellectual property innovation, pioneering digital ownership and empowering creators in the evolving Web3.0 landscape.
Pioneering Digital Sovereignty in the Age of AI and Web3.0
When Hanis Harmiles speaks about the future of ownership, it isn’t theory it’s conviction born from experience. “The founder’s journey in this emerging tech world is truly about building the plane as you fly it,” she once reflected, capturing the essence of her fearless approach to innovation. Known as NFT Queen Asia, Hanis has become one of the most recognizable voices advancing digital sovereignty and the reimagination of intellectual property in an AI-driven era.
Today, as Founder and CEO of Reinvent IP, Hanis is at the helm of a transformative movement to protect creators and enterprises in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Through Reinvent IP’s flagship platform, IP Signals, she is redefining how intangible assets ideas, art, and algorithms are secured, valued, and monetized.
Foundation: Engineering Curiosity and a Mind for Design
Hanis’s fascination with technology began long before Web3.0 became a global conversation. A Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Sydney provided her with both a technical foundation and a mindset rooted in systems thinking. She later refined her leadership and innovation acumen through Executive Education in Mastering Design Thinking at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she learned to merge empathy with strategy in product development.
Her education was not just about credentials but about curiosity understanding how technology could amplify human potential. This balance between logic and imagination would later become the backbone of her leadership philosophy.
Ascent: From Banking Innovation to the Web3 Frontier
Hanis’s corporate journey began in the world of banking and consulting, where she spent over five years as Global Senior Digital Product Manager at HSBC. There, she led digital transformation initiatives across multiple markets, applying design thinking to reimagine customer journeys in wealth, insurance, and digital payments. Her colleagues remember her as a leader who balanced strategic clarity with creative vision someone who saw products not as transactions but as relationships between people and possibility.
Her success in global banking laid the groundwork for her leap into entrepreneurship. But as she began mentoring decentralized finance (DeFi) startups, Hanis recognized that the next revolution wasn’t just financial—it was structural. The future of work, she believed, would be decentralized, borderless, and self-governing.
That conviction led her to create Reinvent DAO, a pioneering decentralized autonomous organization that redefined how professionals collaborate and own their contributions. What began as an exploration into the “future of work” soon evolved into something far greater a mission to safeguard creativity itself.
Impact: Reinvent IP and the Rise of Digital Integrity
As technology advanced, so did Hanis’s vision. Reinvent DAO evolved into Reinvent IP, reflecting a broader purpose: empowering creators, enterprises, and innovators to protect and commercialize their digital intellectual property.
Through IP Signals, Hanis and her team introduced the world’s first AI-driven IP integrity intelligence system a platform that detects risks, values intellectual property, and unlocks hidden potential in creative assets. “In the AI era, your intellectual property is one scrape away from obsolescence,” Hanis warned in one of her thought-provoking posts, emphasizing the urgency for businesses to adopt smarter protection mechanisms.
At TOKEN2049, one of the most prestigious events in the Web3 space, she spoke passionately about the convergence of AI, crypto, and IP, describing a future where AI agents negotiate contracts, transact digital assets, and ensure secure ownership through blockchain integration. Her leadership at Reinvent IP positions the company at the heart of this transformation bridging traditional IP frameworks with cutting-edge AI intelligence.
Hanis’s influence extends beyond her organization. She serves as an AI Global Advisory Council member for SHE IS AI™, an Activator at Coralus, and a mentor for early-stage startups in technology accelerators. Her advocacy for women in emerging tech has earned her a place among the Top 100 Women of the Future, an honor that reflects both her professional excellence and her commitment to empowering others.
She is also an active voice in global conversations around AI ethics, Web3 regulation, and digital ownership. Whether on stage at international summits or in her written reflections, Hanis advocates for a balanced future one where innovation and integrity coexist.
Vision for the Future: Building the Next Internet
For Hanis, innovation is not just about technology; it’s about trust. She envisions a future where AI and blockchain create an ecosystem of transparent, verifiable, and secure digital interactions. In her own words, “We are at the forefront of the next Internet evolution, where digital ownership with IP will play a crucial role in enabling sovereign ownership for digital items.”
Through Reinvent IP, she continues to explore how AI agents and tokenized IP can redefine how ideas move through the economy. Her work at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and intellectual property is not only reshaping industries it’s creating the foundation for a new kind of digital citizenship.
Hanis’s philosophy on leadership mirrors her belief in progress through participation. “The market is maturing beautifully,” she noted after attending TOKEN2049, “RWA tokenization is unlocking trillions in illiquid assets, and stablecoins are becoming the backbone for global payments.” To her, this isn’t just data it’s evidence that the decentralized vision she championed years ago is taking tangible shape.
Conclusion: A Legacy of Reinvention
From her beginnings in traditional banking to her emergence as a Web3 thought leader and futurist, Hanis Harmiles’s journey reflects one unbroken theme: reinvention. Every step from managing global product portfolios to founding a DAO, and now leading Reinvent IP demonstrates her ability to see beyond trends into systems of transformation.
Her story is not just about technology; it’s about courage, empathy, and purpose. Hanis’s mission to democratize digital ownership and safeguard creativity in the AI era stands as a testament to her belief that innovation must always serve humanity.
As she continues to inspire creators, businesses, and policymakers worldwide, Hanis Harmiles remains a living example of what it means to lead with vision in an age defined by change.
