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This second episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Pixie Paula Dezutti - CEO of SKIRT and Striped Pig Distillery & Local Choice Spirits Bernhard Blaha - CEO of The People's SCE Barry Mezey - CEO of Mezey Holdings DBA All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

This first episode of Crypto Hipster's Mysticals is a compilation of short clips from Seasons 4 and 5 of the Crypto Hipster Podcasts. This episode comprises podcast segments from Crypto Hipster's interviews of: Nicolas Gilot - Founder and CEO of Ultra Renz Chong - CEO of Breeder DAO Corey Wilton - Co-founder and CEO of Mirai Labs Marc Mercuri - Head of Blockchain at Shrapnel All original podcasts can be listened to in their entirety on the Crypto Hipster Podcast channel on your favorite medium, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon and others.

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Lloyd Moore is the Chief Technology Officer at Valence Blockchain. Lloyd is a dynamic and multifaceted technology executive with a remarkable, diverse background. From serving as a Commando in the Royal Marines to excelling in professional rugby and athletics, Lloyd's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. His distinct path led him to delve into the realms of electronics and software engineering, where he ignited his passion for decentralized networks and technology innovation. Lloyd's technical leadership capabilities have been tested and proven through his impressive tenure at Blockdaemon Engineering. Starting with a team of just 10 engineers, Lloyd's strategic direction and people-focused leadership expanded the engineering team nearly twenty-fold to almost 200, culminating in Blockdaemon's valuation skyrocketing to a staggering $3.25 billion. Unwavering in his pursuit of tech advancement, Lloyd adeptly operates at all levels of a technology business, merging his leadership skills with hands-on knowledge of the industry. His technological proficiency extends beyond the confines of his professional life, as he enthusiastically immerses himself in DIY electronic projects and new coding languages in his leisure time.

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Adam Christopher English, J.D. is a Web3 Keynote Speaker ( EMEA & US), Blockchain Consultant & Subject-Matter Expert , dApp Developer- Ethereum Smart Contracts, and the Host of Spotify’s “Crypto With English".He has Consulted, Co-founded and Partnered with startup companies and larger ventures across the Blockchain and broader Web3 Industry.Among the most notable of his certifications include:• IBM Foundation Blockchain Developer• Certified Smart Contracts Developer ( Blockchain Council )• Certified Metaverse Expert ( Blockchain Council )TECHNICAL SKILLS•Programming:Proficient in Solidity, Python and JavaScript• Open-Source Frameworks:Hadoop, Apache Spark• Platforms:HubSpot, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Docker• Research tools:Lexis Nexus Advance, Westlaw Next MEDIAPUBLIC SPEAKINGAs a Keynote Guest speaker at over a dozen industry conferences covering blockchain and Web3 at domestic and international locations (Berlin, NYC, Cannes, Dubai, Barcelona, Doha, Lisbon, Vienna, and Miami)- here are some of the featured Panels:• “Fireside Chat with Edward Snowden”- DeData Salon Berlin Blockchain Week- Berlin, Germany. Sept.2022• “Autopsy of a Fallen Idol – FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried”- NFT Week Medellin- Medellin, Colombia.Dec. 2022• “Blockchain Powered Democracy: From DAO to Self-Sovereignty”- D4A – Barcelona, Spain, Nov.2022"Startup Success in 3 Tenets: Innovation, Data Privacy, and Identify"- WOW Lisbon (World of Web3) Lisbon, Portugal. Nov.2022• “Smart Cities - Changing the Paradigm: How can every citizen participate and be accountable?” – D4A- Barcelona,Spain. Nov.2022• “The Art of Hype & Building a Web3 Brand” – W3BX – Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 2022.LIVESTREAM & PODCAST "CRYPTO WITH ENGLISH"With a focus on Global Audiences , Adam provides a straightforward and engaging dialog with Public Figures and Entrepreneurs in the Blockchain Industry.“ Crypto With English” has vastly expanded beyond its genesis audiences based in New York City & Miami to overseas with major followings in Berlin, Barcelona, Seoul, Mumbai, Lisbon, Dubai, Doha, Zurich, Vienna, Abu Dhabi, and London, just to name a few.You can catch Livestream and Podcast Episodes on :Spotify, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn Live

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Krishna Hegde, Co-Founder of PYOR (Power Your Own Research) Before co-founding PYOR, Krishna worked at CoinSwitch, leading new initiatives and setting up CoinSwitch Labs (an in-house incubator for new products). He led the development of products and strategy for the ongoing transformation of CoinSwitch from a Crypto platform to a wealth tech platform. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science at BITS Pilani and has an MBA from Tuck School of Business along with being a CFA Charter Holder. Prior to CoinSwitch, Krishna has a track record of driving innovation in the Indian fintech space. He pioneered several financial products used by 10s of millions of users across Indian fintech platforms including Digital Gold, Postpaid, Microinsurance etc. Krishna has been invested in crypto since 2017 and has recently launched a Crypto Rupee Index for CoinSwitch. Before moving to Indian fintech in 2016, Krishna was a Managing Director and top ranked Research Analyst at Barclays Singapore. He was featured in Asset Magazine Hall of Fame 2016.

Jack Gibson is an international. serial entrepreneur and financial thought leader. He began his journey at 19 in direct sales from his college dorm room in a nutrition distribution company, where he built a multi-million dollar venture before he was old enough to rent a car. After a series of stock market setbacks, he became obsessed with learning everything about Real Estate Investing and built another multi-million dollar portfolio generating passive income. But who is this Jack guy, really? He's a proud parent of two boys who make it their mission to bring out his inner teenager. When he's not playing around with them or focusing on business ventures, he's playing high stakes poker (he's competed in the World Series of Poker and has been known to lose several thousand dollars on a single hand) or he's attempting snowboard jumps that have landed him in the ER. He's not perfect. He's made plenty of costly mistakes in business and investing, that put him in the depths of depression. But he fought through it and has turned those mistakes into lessons he can teach aspiring entrepreneurs and wealth builders.

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Join the Crypto Hipster for News, insights and analysis Around the World, with your host Jamil Hasan. Season One we got our feet wet as far as learning the global landscape of crypto and blockchain. During Season Two, the focus was on fighting for conviction, and a bit of SEC bashing. And Season Three is all about the theme of discovering and exploring this concept of a Crisis of Conflict.

Nicolas Gilot, Founder & CEO at Ultra: Nicolas is a highly engaged leader who oversees all core operations at Ultra, leveraging his extensive experience in the gaming industry to drive the company's success. As a key decision-maker and strategist within each of Ultra's core units, Nicolas plays a vital role in driving the company's vision of changing the way games are experienced and distributed. With a wealth of experience in founding and directing various gaming-related ventures in China, Nicolas possesses a deep understanding of what it takes to create compelling game experiences that resonate with audiences. Nicolas joined forces once again with his long-time friend David to establish Ultra, a visionary platform designed to revolutionize the PC gaming experience. Since its inception in 2017, Ultra has grown to become a team of over 90 skilled professionals, all united by a common goal to reshape the gaming industry.

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Jules Dudko, a trailblazing force in web3 and a serial entrepreneur, has been unstoppable since her early beginnings. Born in Ukraine and raised in the United States, she embodies the tenacity and determination of an immigrant founder. At just 19, Jules kick started her career in fashion as a talented writer and ambassador for elite brands, showcasing her innate ability to make an impact. Her journey took an exciting turn when she realized the power of story-driven marketing in defining and launching cultural movements. Leveraging her expertise, she collaborated with prestigious tech and fashion brands like Verizon and Saks Fifth Avenue to create influential campaigns encompassing marketing, product delivery, and business development. In 2021, Jules took a bold step forward by founding FrequenC, a creative agency revolutionizing the next internet. She harnessed her early adopter prowess and assembled a team of exceptional creatives, propelling the company into a thriving enterprise. As a visionary leader and advisor, Jules guides FrequenC’s diverse portfolio of celebrities, Fortune 500 companies, musicians, and athletes to boldly enter the web3 world. Jules also led the NFT design for Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik's Web3 entertainment company NextCypher, delivering a successful mint with more than 1,000 individuals. A proud member of the esteemed Money 20/20 RiseUp Europe cohort, Jules has shared her insights at renowned events, such as Create & Cultivate’s Future Summit, NFT.NYC, Duke University’s Web3 Summit, and Seoul's Meta Week. With a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Law from the University of Washington, Jules continues to make her mark in the ever-evolving digital landscape for a more sustainable and emerging technology-driven future for creators, communities, and individuals

Scott Krone is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc. During his time at Optima, Krone’s responsibilities included notable projects such as the 400-unit Cormandel in Deerfield, IL, the 40-unit HedgeRow in Winnetka, IL, and the 51-unit Optima Center Wilmette in Wilmette, IL. In 2012, Scott founded Coda Management Group—a firm that specializes in managing real estate assets. Since its inception, Coda manages a wide range of real estate, including single and multi-family homes, retail, commercial warehouse and self- storage and multi-use flex athletic spaces. Currently, the platform of investments is over $55 million. Scott has authored High Performance Homes—Navigating the Green Road to Your Dream Home, a book for homeowner’s seeking to incorporate green technology into their home. Scott also founded a revolutionary storage business The One Stop Self Storage. Its brand is built upon the premise of providing the best in storage solutions contained in sustainable, renewable construction and it’s located in WI, OH, KY, and ME (Milwaukee, Toledo, Dayton, Ellsworth, and soon to Louisville and Chicago). Most recently, he founded Stor which allows crypto investors to invest in storage and also allows consumers to rent storage via coin. Krone resides in Wilmette, IL, with his wife and three children.

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Nishchal Gaba is the CMO at DefiEdge, an asset management protocol for concentrated DEXs. Established in 2021, the protocol has garnered recognition in the web3 space with over $8M in total value locked (TVL). Nishchal’s career has spanned across DeFi and artificial intelligence, demonstrated in his role as Co-Founder of Prodigal AI, a Generative AI solutions firm. In recognition of his industry expertise and leadership skills, Gaba was appointed as a committee member of the Confederation of Indian Industry and B20 task force of India in December 2022. He holds a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh.

Martinho LP has worked previously at DLA Piper in Lisbon as Of Counsel, advising clients in corporate, finance and banking law. He is an expert in the regulation of fintech, DLT and crypto assets. He is also professor of EU Law at UCP Lisbon and Fintech at Nova Law School Lisbon. He is a member of the Portugal Fintech Association. https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinho-lucas-pires-25b36a26/?originalSubdomain=pt

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About Christian Niedermuller: Christian Niedermueller<https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-niedermueller-47080211/ is the CEO of Blocktrade<https://www.linkedin.com/company/blocktradecom/ a gamified crypto trading platform with the mission to make cryptocurrency more accessible and inclusive. Christian brings over 15 years of experience in traditional banking and financial markets, in addition to over six years of working in the Blockchain and Digital Assets industry. He is a VC serial investor, a co-founder at SMAPE Capital and DAIC Capital, as well as a Board Member at the Digital Asset Association Austria (DAAA) which aims to accelerate the adoption of Digital Assets in the Austrian marketplace.About Blocktrade: Blocktrade is a company that is developing a gamified crypto trading platform to make cryptocurrency trading more accessible and enjoyable for normal people. Incorporating mini-games and NFT avatars and Blocktrade Academy and educational short videos, the company aims to increase user engagement and retention and build user loyalty and trust. This innovative approach could lead to increased mass adoption of cryptocurrency trading and further mainstream the use of digital assets.

Renz Chong is the CEO of BreederDAO, a blockchain project that focuses on manufacturing high-quality game assets that deliver best value to players. Renz has years of experience in the fields of growth strategy, data science and machine learning, and worked in startups like Angkas before moving into blockchain, DeFi, and NFTs. Recently, he was included in the 2022 batch of Forbes’ 30 Under 30.

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His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche was born in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. He was recognized as a holy child and began training as a lama from the age of four. Rinpoche attended the Buddhist university in Sarnath, India, and later received teachings, empowerments, and transmissions from many of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist masters of his time, including H.H. Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche, H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, H.H. Penor Rinpoche, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and his root teacher Sangye Dorje Chatral Rinpoche. Rinpoche is a lineage holder of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, with transmissions in the Longchen Nyingthig, Pema Sangthig, and Düdjom Tersar traditions. ​ In Kathmandu, Nepal, His Eminence established Shyalpa Monastery and Nunnery, Mipham Institute, and the Himalayan Children’s Fund. In 2009, Rinpoche founded Wencheng Gongzhu International Foundation in Hong Kong (and later branches in Taiwan and Malaysia) to support his compassionate activities in Asia. In April 2018, the construction of the Mahasiddha Sanctuary for Universal Peace commenced. His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche invites everyone to participate and support this most worthy project. In this way, everyone will have the opportunity to share in the meritorious karma. Bundeep Singh Rangar, CEO of Fineqia, is a recognized London-based tech-oriented entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. He is the founder and Group CEO of PremFina, a UK financial inclusion firm that enables affordable purchase of insurance premiums. It’s been financially backed by Canada’s Thomson family of the Thomson Reuters namesake company, Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper, Japanese e-commerce leader Rakuten as well as financial institutions. Mr Rangar is also the CEO at Fineqia in Canada, which is growing an investment business in digital asset and metaverse related companies. He is a regular commentator in publications such as Bloomberg News, Forbes, The Telegraph and The Times.He’s an active investor in a variety of blockchain businesses, including IDEO CoLab, the investment subsidiary of global design company IDEO and Wave Financial, a top five manager of digital assets worldwide. Earlier, Mr Rangar setup IXL Holdings that arranged for more than $1 billion in equity and debt financings for firms in the UK, Europe, India and Canada. Mr Rangar is also a founder of IndusView, a London-based consultancy that has advised the Boards of BT, Bloomberg, Hays, Experian, Sage, Saxo Bank, Skype, Tata Consultancy Services and Volkswagen on innovation and growth strategies. He currently sits on the advisory board of the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association in Canada. James Bowater, in partnership with London’s renowned business newspaper City A.M., founded Crypto AM which launched nearly five years ago in June 2018. The plan was to help showcase new frontier technologies like AI, blockchain, crypto, DeFi, distributed ledger technology and tokenization to the traditional finance readership of City A.M. and turned out to be a first for a mainstream publisher to feature these on a regular basis.James has travelled the world meeting the industry at large and has built a global following and community as well as a large number of events, including the highly regarded inaugural Crypto AM Award. Outside of Crypto AM as the Crypto Insider, James is the Founder of Jade Vault & Jade City, the Global Ambassador for World Mobile, Senior Strategic advisor to MELD, an investor & advisor to Acta Finance, an advisor to Coinweb, an advisor to CUDOS, an investor & advisor to Cornucopias, an advisor to DEGA.org, Senior Strategic Advisor to eTukTuk.io, an advisor to Fineqia, an advisor to Q9 Capital, an advisor to Rainfall.one, an advisor to SEKAI and an investor & advisor to Sheesha Finance. The Universal Peace Gala will be held May 13, 2023 at 6pm PST at the Beverly Wilshire.

His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche was born in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. He was recognized as a holy child and began training as a lama from the age of four. Rinpoche attended the Buddhist university in Sarnath, India, and later received teachings, empowerments, and transmissions from many of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist masters of his time, including H.H. Taklung Shabdrung Rinpoche, H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, H.H. Penor Rinpoche, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and his root teacher Sangye Dorje Chatral Rinpoche. Rinpoche is a lineage holder of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, with transmissions in the Longchen Nyingthig, Pema Sangthig, and Düdjom Tersar traditions. ​ In Kathmandu, Nepal, His Eminence established Shyalpa Monastery and Nunnery, Mipham Institute, and the Himalayan Children’s Fund. In 2009, Rinpoche founded Wencheng Gongzhu International Foundation in Hong Kong (and later branches in Taiwan and Malaysia) to support his compassionate activities in Asia. In April 2018, the construction of the Mahasiddha Sanctuary for Universal Peace commenced. His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche invites everyone to participate and support this most worthy project. In this way, everyone will have the opportunity to share in the meritorious karma. Bundeep Singh Rangar, CEO of Fineqia, is a recognized London-based tech-oriented entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. He is the founder and Group CEO of PremFina, a UK financial inclusion firm that enables affordable purchase of insurance premiums. It’s been financially backed by Canada’s Thomson family of the Thomson Reuters namesake company, Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper, Japanese e-commerce leader Rakuten as well as financial institutions. Mr Rangar is also the CEO at Fineqia in Canada, which is growing an investment business in digital asset and metaverse related companies. He is a regular commentator in publications such as Bloomberg News, Forbes, The Telegraph and The Times.He’s an active investor in a variety of blockchain businesses, including IDEO CoLab, the investment subsidiary of global design company IDEO and Wave Financial, a top five manager of digital assets worldwide. Earlier, Mr Rangar setup IXL Holdings that arranged for more than $1 billion in equity and debt financings for firms in the UK, Europe, India and Canada. Mr Rangar is also a founder of IndusView, a London-based consultancy that has advised the Boards of BT, Bloomberg, Hays, Experian, Sage, Saxo Bank, Skype, Tata Consultancy Services and Volkswagen on innovation and growth strategies. He currently sits on the advisory board of the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association in Canada. James Bowater, in partnership with London’s renowned business newspaper City A.M., founded Crypto AM which launched nearly five years ago in June 2018. The plan was to help showcase new frontier technologies like AI, blockchain, crypto, DeFi, distributed ledger technology and tokenization to the traditional finance readership of City A.M. and turned out to be a first for a mainstream publisher to feature these on a regular basis.James has travelled the world meeting the industry at large and has built a global following and community as well as a large number of events, including the highly regarded inaugural Crypto AM Award. Outside of Crypto AM as the Crypto Insider, James is the Founder of Jade Vault & Jade City, the Global Ambassador for World Mobile, Senior Strategic advisor to MELD, an investor & advisor to Acta Finance, an advisor to Coinweb, an advisor to CUDOS, an investor & advisor to Cornucopias, an advisor to DEGA.org, Senior Strategic Advisor to eTukTuk.io, an advisor to Fineqia, an advisor to Q9 Capital, an advisor to Rainfall.one, an advisor to SEKAI and an investor & advisor to Sheesha Finance. The Universal Peace Gala will be held May 13, 2023 at 6pm PST at the Beverly Wilshire.

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Jeff Garzik is the co-founder of Bloq, a blockchain enterprise software company. Garzik, a bitcoin core developer, and fellow co-founder Matthew Rosen, a blockchain investor, launched Bloq in October 2015. In October 2017, the company announced the world's first cross-blockchain cryptocurrency, Metronome. Garzik graduated Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996 with a degree in computer science and began his career as a web developer at CNN. He later worked for more than ten years as Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat where he was involved in one of the best-known open source projects, the Linux kernel. In 2011, he became the CEO of exMULTI, working with bitcoin, and subsequently spent two years as a bitcoin core developer at BitPay. In 2012, Garzik founded Dunvegan Space Systems, with the goal of sending the bitcoin into space. He also founded web3 entertainment company NextCypher Productions. Jeff Garzik serves on the board of Coin Center, and the advisory board of BitFury, BitPay, Chain.com, Netki and WayPaver Labs. He has delivered presentations on bitcoin and blockchain at TEDx, State of Digital Money and bitcoin conferences, as well as in private briefings to corporations, governments and banks. Garzik is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Gleb Zamyatin, MSc is a very successful businessman in the corporate world. To be exact, recently his startup fuels24.com was valued at $7.5 mln. "Gleb" worked as a CEO at a leading energy middle-market investment bank where he raised capital and bought middle-market energy businesses on a daily basis. One day an unseen force pushed Gleb to pause and examine his life and career. Gleb wondered, what is actually important to him? What, if anything, does he really enjoy about mergers and acquisitions? Then, the voices of the Universe called to him and showed him that these questions were about much more than just himself. Gleb realized that what he loved most was guiding, encouraging, and supporting people, showing them how to be the best they could be. Gleb felt the light of the universe filling him with a sense of purpose. He realized that this was more than his goal in life, he understood that he had been given a sacred mission on Earth. He was shown the pain, the suffering the entirety of the unrealized potential amongst us. He saw the full oppressive strength of our social preconditioning, he saw us struggle and toil in hate, jealousy, and greed in vain. Gleb had awoken and seen clearly that he must be a guide, a friend, a master, that he had the power and the duty to show people the true way of awareness and conscious being. He had to show people the sacredness within themselves which they couldn’t find on their own. Gleb decided to redirect all of his time and energy to focus on sharing the wisdom he’d acquired. He decided to help people develop their potential fully, to teach them the life lessons they needed to learn in order to achieve their dreams.

Rick Porter, CEO and Co-Founder of DSCVR (pronounced Discover) was disillusioned with the web2 social media landscape. He, and his team, created DSCVR to provide people with options, put emphasis on community and ultimately give control back to the user. They currently have 180k users and are growing rapidly.

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Corey  Wilton is the co-founder and CEO of Mirai Labs, a leading international Web3 gaming studio headquartered in Vietnam. Mirai Labs successfully raised $3 million in 2022, and has added 90 new employees to its international team over the past 12 months. Mirai Labs’  first release, Pegaxy, was recognized as the second-most popular crypto project in the Philippines  in 2022, outperforming the likes of Ethereum, Bitcoin, and other  major cryptocurrencies. The studio saw over $200M USD in trading volume in its native peer-to-peer marketplace over just eight months and has amassed over 500,000 users without a cent spent on ads.

Michael Messele is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pillar Project, where he leverages innovations built on the decentralized economy. He is also the CEO of Etherspot, an all-in-one, EVM-compatible framework and a very much-needed game-changing innovation in cross-chain asset transfers & Web3 user experience. He has been actively involved in the space since 2016, and is an experienced campaigner within the FinTech industry, coupled with a previous start-up exposure. Messele has built many technological tools with a career spanning for over 15 years. Previous to Pillar, he co-founded a start-up called Afalagi and built a successful directory inquiry business in a developing emerging market. Michael has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, and is specialized on leadership, coordination, entrepreneurship, exotics derivatives, independent pricing verification, blockchain-based innovations, crypto, and more.

Gregor Žavcer is Director of the Swarm Foundation. He has extensive entrepreneurial and marketing experience, having co-founded and managed multiple businesses. He previously worked as a company development consultant and speaker and is an industry expert in the crypto field. He is an outspoken supporter of the fair data paradigm and for privacy and digital human rights.

Alex Shevchenko is the CEO and co-founder of Aurora.dev, a platform for blockchain developers to build pioneering and scalable dApps. A career technology and product expert, Alex is dedicated to expanding access to Web3 by making it easier for developers to create user-friendly and low-cost applications. He has more than a decade of experience in IT, specializing in blockchain and high-performance computing (HPC). Before founding Aurora, he helped develop one of the first Layer-1 enterprise blockchain platforms (Exonum) for European blockchain unicorn Bitfury. During his tenure, he simultaneously reported directly to the CEO to drive forward operations and partnerships across its suite of emerging technologies products. Alex departed Bitfury to join the product team at NEAR Protocol. Alex quickly recognised the protocol’s potential for web3 scalability, and was convinced its modern performance could onboard millions more users to Web3 if it could be accessible to the established and professional developer ecosystem of Ethereum - and Aurora was born. Alex is from Ukraine and holds a PhD in Applied Physics and Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).

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Tommy Johnson has been developing in the Solana ecosystem since summer of 2020. After winning the first Solana x Serum hackathon, he and a team launched PsyFi, made the first ever acquisition in the Solana ecosystem, had the most oversubscribed FTX IEO in history, and launched the PsyFi DAO. He has also made meaningful contributions to cornerstone projects like Serum, Metaplex, and SPL Governance / Realms.

Jackson Rodriguez has spent the last decade growing startups from 0 to 1. He is the CEO and founder of 3RM, a firm building the sales infrastructure for B2B with tools to discover, connect, and manage relationships across the web3 ecosystem and beyond. 3RM has recently launched their Telegram CRM and is working with 1,500+ web3 organizations to optimize sales operations and growth. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Nicolas Biagosch is the founder and CEO of Q Development AG, an entity that supports the building of the Q Blockchain. Nicolas  co-created the original Q Blockchain to bring decentralized governance to the Web3 world. In his work across the crypto ecosystem, he realized that in many situations, code of law had reached its limits. As a result, there were voids prone to centralization, abuse of code, and theft - without much recourse for the humans affected. He has committed to improving the overall governance framework  in Web3 so everyone can use Web3 safely. Apart from working on bringing better governance  to Web3, Nicolas is also a managing partner at Postera Capital GmbH -  a professional advisory firm that focuses on crypto assets and blockchain. He also serves as the CEO of digital haven GmbH - a consultancy company. 

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Denis Veisllari is an experienced professional in the world of trading platforms and brokers. He spent the past seven years in operations and project management for key account clients in the cryptocurrency trading industry. Throughout his career, Denis has worked with the top names in the field, including brokers listed on Nasdaq.

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Ryan Fishoff,  CEO & Co-Founder of eTukTuk Ryan Fishoff is the CEO and Co-Founder of eTukTuk,  the first automotive project on Cardano, who are building an electric alternative to traditional tuk tuks alongside a network of widely accessible, compact and future-proof charging stations in Sri Lanka.  A successful entrepreneur, he started his career working  at Liz Claiborne, Inc. before transitioning to the world of private equity, where he participated in over $500 million worth of transactions in 13 countries at CoBe Capital.

Pixie Paula Dezzutti - The Modern Empowered Woman and Technology Leader Pixie” Paula Dezzutti celebrates and supports the modern woman, encouraging her towards personal growth and professional success. She is an entrepreneur to the core, serving as CEO of numerous companies including Charleston, SC’s first women’s magazine, SKIRT, running 28 years and the first distillery, Striped Pig Distillery & Local Choice Spirits, a family-run, award- winning brand development and distribution platform that has worked for over a decade to build diversity brands in the beverage industry and open the doors for women in traditionally male dominated industries. She is a mother of 9 with 8 grandchildren and worked hard her entire life to teach her children and her clients how to have a balanced, bustling homelife with boundless professional growth opportunities. Pixie aims to amplify the message that women can nurture and provide, and she is here to empower them in their pursuits. It’s time for ladies to own their space and celebrate their success! Ms. Dezzutti spent more than two decades as an expert in the financial and tax planning field before becoming a founding investor, brand manager, and director on the board of a cutting-edge technology company. On March 8th, 2022, Pixie was awarded the International Woman of the Year Award at the Atlanta, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, where she served as a featured panelist for a multi-day seminar on NFTs, Cryptocurrencies and The Blockchain 3.0. Ms. Dezzutti recently accomplished two more historic feats for women in technology sectors. She became the first major alcohol producer in the world to put alcohol ON THE BLOCKCHAIN – with the very first NFT ever-- pushing the multi trillion dollar industry into the Web 3.0, providing a global platform for producers and brand builders to get financing for their projects, market and sell direct to consumers, and change the market interaction forever through partnerships with the most skilled distillers, world-class NFT artists, high visibility influencers and a platform for future trading and exchange built with both traditional finance (Wall Street) and a new wave of decentralized finance (block-chain / crypto), looking to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs, investors and creatives with a new way to go to market. Her company, Barrel Finance INC(aka BarrelFi) is one of the fastest growing NFT platforms in the marketplace. Pixie owns the 28 year running Skirt Magazine, which has allowed her to further expand her voice in the charge for equality and empowerment. Now having worldwide connections in the corporate world, her experience over the last several years resulted in her being featured in the current USA Today Magazine Best Years fall edition, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, Dow Jones Market Watch, Proof 66, Wine and Country Magazine, Whiskey Passion Magazine, and Entrepreneur Mind World. She has spoken for David Fagan, whose book Guerilla Marketing sold over 23 million books, The Wells Luxury Group, The American Distilling Conference, The American Beverage Consortium, The Los Angeles Brand Innovation Summit, The Confidence Factor for Women and her creations can be seen by more than 10 million viewers on cable TV shows. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram as Pixie Paula Official. For more information contact [email protected] Instagram: https://instagram.com/pixiepaulaofficial Facebook: https://facebook.com/pixiepaulaofficial Skirt Magazine: @skirtcharleston Striped Pig Distillery: @stripedpigdistillery (and @stripedpigchs on Twitter)

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Benjamin Gabay is Chief Marketing Officer  and Co-Founder of CrunchDAO, a research team of data scientists leveraging the power of collective intelligence and Web3 to produce next-generation predictive financial insights. Ben is a seasoned entrepreneur with an exit in the marketing industry and experience  across Europe and the Middle East. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris. He holds a double degree in French and German Law from the Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Cologne University and a Master's in Political Sciences  from Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.

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Denis Creighton is Chief Executive Officer of IMPT,  a carbon-offsetting ecosystem designed to connect global retail brands with socially responsible individuals and businesses seeking to reduce their carbon footprint. A seasoned entrepreneur, Denis has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry,  with extensive experience in the financial services sector, business process outsourcing, and telecommunications services. Denis co-created IMPT with a lasting vision in mind, to help both businesses and individuals achieve a lower carbon footprint and to  contribute to global sustainable development through everyday actions.