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Vanessa  Pestritto, Director  of Partner Programs. Vanessa is Director of Partner Programs at  Agoric, a JavaScript-native smart contract platform and Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain. Vanessa believes in technology that will enable greater efficiency in everyday life and will enrich the lives of those who use it.She formerly worked as Ripple's Director  of Strategic Growth, where she built a portfolio of tech companies with novel use cases in protocol development, ecosystem tools, and smart contracts. She previously consulted on fintech and government projects and advised brands such as Chobani and eBay on  their accelerator programs. Vanessa actively advocates for workplace diversity and the advancement of women and Latinos.

About Amanda Terry ‍Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Metagood. She has an extensive background of over 20 years in digital media sales and business development leadership experience from Twitter, NBC, Zagat (acquired by Google), 5min (acquired by AOL), TARGUSinfo (acquired by Neustar), and Acxiom (acquired by IPG). She invests in early-stage, high-growth companies applying technology to solve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She has a BA from Princeton University in Public Policy and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance.

Crypto Fish is the co-founder of Trader Joe and Joepegs, the largest DEX and NFT marketplace on Avalanche that is coming soon to BNB Chain. Previously was a doctor and a software engineer at Google before making the switch into crypto full time.

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Iris Nevins is the co-founder and CEO of Umba Daima, a venture studio operating at the intersection of technology, community, and art. Umba Daima aims to increase economic opportunity around the world by closing the digital divide. They are currently incubating 3 initiatives to push this mission forward. Iris is a former social studies teacher and grassroots community organizer who eventually became a software engineer after realizing that tech could be used to solve large-scale societal problems. After attending a coding bootcamp in San Francisco, she became a software engineer at Mailchimp and then eventually an engineering manager at Mailchimp and Vox Media. Iris used her resourcefulness, leadership background, and effectiveness at running projects to become a manager early in her engineering career and has been building/leading teams full time ever since. She has been passionate about social impact since the age of 16 when she attended an international merit-based high school program with 300 kids from around the world. After that she attended Pomona College where she studied Economics and Black History. Iris is passionate about solving problems through tech and empowering cultural communities around the world.

Divi Nick Saponaro, CEO and co-founder, The Divi Project Nick Saponaro is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, investor and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, and Nasdaq.com. ● https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-defi-fill-the-vacuum-left-by-ftx ● https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-winter-teaches-tough-lessons-about-custody-and-taking-control ● https://forkast.news/ftx-cryptos-lehman-bros-moment-whats-next/ Nick started investing in cryptocurrencies in 2013, however, his crypto career really began straight out of high school when he started a custom PC business that built rigs for gaming and Bitcoin mining. He joined the Divi Project in 2017 as a full-stack developer and was invited to become a co-founder of the fledgling business. Soon after, he took on responsibility for building and maintaining all of Divi’s web services, client-facing apps, and protocol development for Divi Core. He quickly progressed and in 2019 he became Divi’s Chief Information Officer, where he deploys his skills in programming and functional design to achieve the company’s core aim; to make crypto easy and drive its mainstream adoption. He is now CEO of the Divi Project and its Fintech Innovation Centre, Divi Labs. A dedicated proponent of the founding principles of the crypto movement, Nick is working towards the delivery of a new paradigm for financial services. One that is truly decentralized, accessible to all, and works for everyone. Key links: ● Divi Labs: https://divilabs.io/ ● Divi Wallet: https://diviwallet.com/ ● Nick Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSapProductions?s=20 ● Divi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihooU0crqQkBOvV0_lsRnw

Pedro Isaac Lopez  is an industrial engineer with an MBA with a focus on Finance, a self-taught Python programmer, and an entrepreneur. Pedro is an experienced start-up builder and has been in crypto since late 2017, working on several blockchain/crypto projects since 2018.

Gwendolyn Regina is an Investment Director at BNB Chain. Her main responsibilities include streamlining processes around deal sourcing, investment strategy, portfolio management and growth. As a part of her role she invests in promising projects in the web3 and MetaFi space (GameFi, SocialFi, NFTs etc.), and leads the MVB incubation program, which she set up She has spent 16 years across media, technology, blockchain, and web3 sectors across Asia Pacific, Paris, and Silicon Valley. Previously, Gwen was the head of venture capital partnerships at Meta and built its startup fast-track growth program.Before that, she was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at deep tech investment fund, Entrepreneur First, based in Paris. Prior to that, Gwen built and sold the tech media startup, SGEntrepreneurs to Tech in Asia. Gwen also spearheaded Mashable's expansion into Asia and as a professional host, she hosted a TV documentary on the Internet of Things for ChannelNewsAsia. Gwen has been speaking internationally for the past decade across Asia, Europe, and the US. She regularly gives keynotes, moderates panels, and speaks at forums about the future of web3, media and tech, including at global events and podcasts like Unchained, SXSW, ad:tech, Seedstars, Startup Turkey, Channel News Asia, and more. LinkedIn Twitter

Jeff is Chief Investment Officer at Arca. Jeff leads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio sizing and risk management. Jeff has over 17 years of trading and asset management experience at leading firms, including Merrill Lynch and Citadel, where he oversaw trading of over $100 million in proprietary capital. Jeff also served as COO of Harvest Exchange, a FinTech company that is widely used by asset managers and investors. Jeff is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Bernhard Blaha serves as the CEO of the People’s SCE. A serial entrepreneur and pioneer in blockchain and emerging  technologies, Bernhard has extensive expertise at the intersection between the economy and technology. Since 2015, he has been active as a founder, consultant and advisor in the blockchain industry, including founding Herosphere, an esports fantasy betting  platform.  He has made a major contribution to the development of legal and fiscal frameworks on blockchain and co-created the Digital Asset Association Austria to promote engagement with the technology in the country.

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Diego  Di Tommaso is the Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO)  of OVER, the company building the first augmented reality (AR) open metaverse. With a wealth of experience ranging from consultancy and innovation management to operational excellence and internationalization, Diego has spent his career in the corporate finance, fashion, and, most recently, emerging tech space. Prior to co-founding OVER,  he worked in the fashion industry for more than 10 years. In his most recent role prior to OVER, Diego served as a Senior Advisor to PwC as a fashion retail industry expert. Heralding a new dawn for the metaverse, OVER enables users to create  unique geo-localized experiences that bridge the gap between our physical and digital worlds. Utilizing best-in-class, community-driven 3D mapping, OVER provides users and builders alike with the opportunity to own AR metaverse real estate, map their local  areas to earn OVR tokens, and explore Web3 like never before.

My name is Sara Jane, I am an 18-year-old from Ireland. I have been in the web3 space for a few years. I currently work with the Algorand Foundation as a Community Champion as well as the Unbanx Social Media/Community Manager. And I am just recently the Offchain Ireland Founder. Now onto a more personal note, I'm currently studying software development, with an interest in experimenting with AI and Blockchain Technology together at some point in my future! Thanks for listening to me on Jamil's Podcast :)

For 20 years, Jamie Goldblatt has been creating, curating, and distributing digital art and creativity, whilst working with some of the world’s biggest charities, brands, telecoms, broadcasters, and film studios. After setting up one of the first digital content studios, his original digital art and content has been downloaded by over 60M. His new venture Mind Chill—Metaverse of Chill, which includes Mind Chill Coin, and Bank of Chill is on a mission to chill the world out, the next internet needs a chill space! The last 3 years Jamie has been organically building an engaged community over 250k. His Mind Chill 360 and VR content have been shared and seen by millions whilst also featuring some of the most innovative NFT artists like Beeple. He and his team are dedicating the next 10 years to building something that inspires and actions genuine change! www.mind-chill.com https://www.facebook.com/Mindchill360 https://twitter.com/Mindchill360 https://t.me/METAVERSEOFCHILL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIBeKLwUMOkQa1ExMzqY5A Special note from Jamie:  I would like to provide your listeners with an exclusive 35% discount:     35%jamil this can be for Mind Chill Guardians www.mind-chill.com/Guardians and Pet art Prize: www.mind-chill.com/yourpet Thanks so much for all your help and 2023 is going to be awesome!

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Marc Mercuri is Head of Blockchain at Shrapnel,  the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. He is a 29 year tech industry veteran with 26 patents issued  or pending, and four published books. Prior to joining Shrapnel, Marc spent 18 years at Microsoft where he held senior roles in product, strategy (cloud, architecture, platform), evangelism, innovation and incubation. He led and launched multiple pro code  and low code blockchain APIs and developer tools at both Microsoft and ConsenSys. His work has been featured on ABC, TechCrunch, the BBC, Fast Company, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Mashable, and Wired.

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Vinicius Porazza Dias completely fell in love with the concept of Blockchain, Web3, and the crypto economy. He has been working for two years with Growth Marketing for companies that use Blockchain and are Crypto-related. • Completely in love with the concept of Blockchain, web3, and crypto economy. I have been working for two years with Growth Marketing for companies that use Blockchain and Crypto-related. • Extensive knowledge of the LATAM financial market (especially Brazil) and the evolution of the crypto market. • 16 years of experience in Digital Marketing working in successful companies such as Mercado Bitcoin, Facebook, PagSeguro, UOL, and Lopes Imobiliária. • Business and Data driving (WebAnalytics, ROAS, ROI, EBITDA) • Agile Mindset with certifications in Lean/Kanban, Product Owner, and Management 3.0 • International marketing experience in PagSeguro, working in the Local Payments Business Unity. Building Content Marketing, Lead Generation, and Events in U.S, China, and Europe (Money 20/20, IRCE, ChinaJoy, GDC, Gamescom) • Eight years of experience in advertising agencies working with Strategic Planning, Media, and Conception for major brands such as Café 3 Corações, Wickbold, Cacau Show, Baden Baden, Roche, Hasbro, Natura, Grupo Raia e Drogasil, Uninove, BB Seguros, Uniban. • Multidisciplinary person with macro thinking in all conversion funnel stages while seeking to strengthen the brand as a whole. • Curious and passionate about neuroscience and human behavior • A hands-on professional, always working directly with the team, no matter what. • Experience in managing multidisciplinary and international teams Portfolio: www.cargocollective.com/viniciusporazza

In this insightful episode Jamil catches up with David Schwartz, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Litecoin Foundation for an annual end-of-year tradition where we discuss next year's potential for the industry and learn what worked well in the Litecoin ecosystem for the past year. litecoin-foundation.org gethedge.io CEO & Co-Founder of gethedge.io. He is currently the Director for Strategic Partnerships for the Litecoin Foundation, formerly Director at the Litecoin Foundation, since October of 2018, and directly involved in projects ranging from the UFC and Miami Dolphins, to helping research the viability of cross chain interoperability with blockchains like Cardano. Retired from the US Army in 2013 as a Master Sergeant.

Onur  Akpolat is the Ecosystem Growth Lead of Builders  at Interchain  GmbH, which builds and stewards foundational  decentralized technologies throughout the Cosmos ecosystem. Previously, Onur developed Monadic, the team behind Radicle (previously osCoin), a framework for decentralized code collaboration. In 2015, Onur co-founded Tapglue (acquired by Localytics) through the Techstars Boston startup accelerator program.  A passionate developer, Onur is focused on onboarding the next generation to the Cosmos. 

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Morgan Rockwell @nodefather - Twitter / Instagram / YouTube [email protected] (619)7213384 Founder of Bitcoin Kinetics in 2011 and created the first Bitcoin ATM. Bitcoin Kinetics created many devices as well as the first Bitcoin based smart contract called Bitswitch which gave Bitcoin the ability to interact with any machine on Earth. Morgan later created BitCongress, a voting protocol layer for Bitcoin and contributed to many projects in the industry. Morgan has been a consultant for the United States military, US corporations and casinos in Las Vegas on Bitcoin.

Christopher Goes is Co-Founder of Anoma,  an intent-centric, privacy-preserving protocol for building full-stack decentralized applications,  and a member of the Anoma Foundation Council. He, alongside Adrian and Awa,  co-founded the proof-of-stake validator Cryptium Labs and the blockchain R&D company  Metastate. Chris previously led the design and development of the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) at Tendermint. Chris entered the blockchain industry to address coordination issues. Previously, he worked in autonomous robotics programming.

Sofia Yan, cofounder, and CGO of Numbers Protocol.Sofia is the head of the Marketing and Business Development of Numbers, who has 10+ experience in sales and marketing. Before joining Numbers, she worked for an AI startup and an intellectual property valuation firm as a sales and the head of business development. She loves new challenges and embraces new technologies, she believes technology should be used to bring good to society.

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Two-time venture-backed entrepreneur, AI expert, and accessibility champion awarded Forbes 40 Under 40 and Smithsonian’s Top Innovator to Watch awards Suman Kanuganti, pronouns he/him, is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Personal.ai. A creative entrepreneur who loves robots, technology, and humans, Suman is most known for founding Aira, where he scaled AI and AR technology to assist the blind and low-vision community. Today, as the CEO of Personal AI, Suman is focused on empowering every individual to own their intelligence and be their own thought leader with an AI extension of their memory. The recipient of many prestigious awards, including Forbes 40 Under 40 and the Smithsonian’s Top Innovator to Watch, Suman holds his BE degree in Engineering, MS in Robotics, MBA in Entrepreneurship, and seven patents in emerging technologies.

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Barry Mezey is the CEO of Mezey Holdings, DBA. a global recognized leader in branding/ partnerships/ holdings. Often referred to as the #1 young gun top brand management agent in the business by sports writers at publications such as Sports Illustrated, Brickell Magazine, and Tennis-Prose.Com. Barry is an icon as a social influencer on Instagram, LinkedIn, discord, KAF, CBS, and iHeart radio with over 10MM+ loyal followers and is the leading global marketer to the top stars in sports and influencers worldwide. Barry is also the founder of the Barry Mezey Foundation For Autism, Inc. and the cryptocurrency KWAN2 Token. KWAN2 is a new cryptocurrency token that focuses on creating mental health and autism jobs, advocacy and social impact awareness. Barry got his start as a marketing agent at SMWW agency in 2006 and quickly garnered a leading industry reputation for his strong people skills in the craft of negotiations, client relations, client recruitment, being a go-getter and a true hustler doing business deals for the clients he manages every day. In addition, Barry has successfully negotiated and procured many lucrative client valued royalty or monetary incentive: sponsorship, personal appearance, product line, content distribution and licensing contracts in only 14 years of being a athlete and entertainment marketer and has worked with an elite portfolio of over 1000+ global client's totaling a combined net worth of over $3 Billion. Barry is the first well-known upcoming leading athlete marketer to ever use facebook, myspace, instagram, twitter, linkedin, and other social media outlets as a way of innovation to market and brand client's as well as use such social media mediums for client recruitment since 2004 while a college student at UM. Barry is also a top upcoming digital tv superstar with his own hit comedy series on Roku and Vimeo channel B1GBTV. Barry is also the world's only autistic athlete marketer and is a global autism spokesman on social change. Barry is also a UN Ambassador At Large - DRO (BMFA.) Barry is a current and active UN volunteer on human rights and mental health issues for prison and police reform. In addition, Barry is endorsed by MTV co-founder and technology pioneer Nyhl Henson as an entertainment industry "wild card." Nyhl Henson was once called "the Edison of Pay-Per-View" by entertainment industry powerhouse agency CAA. Contact Barry for your sports and entertainment needs in public relations, content creation, and marketing as you will not regret it. In 2022 Barry formed long term media partnerships with Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin Conferences in Miami Beach and Amsterdam, in addition to Crypto World Con, CoinAgenda, Pulse Con, North American Bitcoin Conference, Immerse Global Summit, Web3 Summits, Art Miami, Bit Basel/ Scope Art Fairs, Untitled Art Fairs, and much more for B1GBTV. Barry Mezey (CEO, Mezey Holdings, DBA.)Founder, (KWAN2) Token.CEO, Barry Mezey Foundation For Autism, Inc.The B1GBTV Management Team On The Roku Channel.Founding Member: American Academy Of Reality Television.Amb. At Large: BMFA To The United Nations - NGO Branch.Email: [email protected]: @bsrrymezey#4499LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/barrymezey Website: www.kwanexchange.comWebsite: www.b1gb.tvWebsite: www.mezeyholdingscorp.comWebsite: www.un.orgVendor: VimeoVendor: Roku Channel "B1GBTV" "We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde -

Sean  Lee - Co-Founder of Odsy Network,  and Executive Director of the Odsy  Foundation Sean is an accomplished executive in Web3 innovation and FinTech.  He is currently the Co-Founder of Odsy Network, a secure and programmable decentralized access control layer to digital assets, and serves as the Executive Director of the Odsy Foundation. Previously Sean was the CEO of the Algorand  Foundation, a top layer-1 blockchain protocol and top-20 digital asset by market cap during his tenure. He is also currently  a senior advisor for the Crypto Council for Innovation, and a mentor with the MIT Entrepreneurship & FinTech Innovation Node.

Stefan Rust, CEO of Laguna Labs: Stefan  is the founder of Laguna Labs, a cutting-edge blockchain development house, under which he has launched trustednode.io, truflation.com, and nuon.fi. An entrepreneur, global leader, and avid crypto-investor, Stefan has held several executive positions, most notably as CEO of bitcoin.com. He first got into crypto in April 2012 and has since expanded his investment and advisory portfolio across the entire blockchain industry.

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Barney Mannerings, Co-Founder of Vega ProtocolBarney Mannerings is freeing the markets. He is the Co-Founder of Vega, one of the first blockchain networks purpose-built to support decentralized derivatives, backed by Coinbase and other prominent VCs. Barney sits at the intersection of institutional finance and crypto, having founded Vega after building two versions of the London stock exchange matching engine and working in capital markets in London for 15 years.Relevant links:Vega's Website: https://www.vega.xyz Vega's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vegaprotocol Barney's Twitter: https://twitter.com/barnabee

Shawn Cheng is a Partner at ConsenSys Mesh, one of the first web3 companies in the world. In working with early stage founders for over a decade, Shawn now specializes in leading Mesh experiments in both DAOs and NFTs. This often includes market insights, product, fundraising strategies and talent. He is a board director / DAO steward to Tribute Labs, Liquality, The LAO, Neon DAO and advises companies like Spatial, Emerging Impact and Progression Fund. Previously, Shawn helped Gary Vaynerchuk start his first venture firm, Vayner/RSE and has led growth, innovation and strategy at agencies like BBDO and Razorfish. He’s a proud supporter of various Asian American leadership groups and desires to see a more open, and decentralized future for all.

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Gregory Jones, the President and CEO of Jones Global Holdings, is well known within Electronics, Information Technology, Broadcasting, Real Estate (Commercial Investing) and FinTech spaces. Specifically his work is more known than his conversational name. This detail has been for decades intentional and by design. The following details make it obvious as to the reasons why.  UNITED STATES MILITARY Mr. Jones has been involved with Electronics since the age of 5 yrs old. At age 5 Mr. Jones was building radios with his Father who was a Legendary Industrial Arts Teacher. At age 11 Mr. Jones was could design Audio Circuits. Upon entering the U.S. Air Force, his Electronic Aptitude Scores were through the roof. He went into the highly technical field of Avionic Electronics with a focus on Auto Pilot and Instrument Systems. Immediately after completing technical training, because of Mr. Jones’ electronics scores, he was approached by Air Force Officials ask if he would like to be a part of the highly secretive U.S. Air Force’s STEALTH Program. He said “Yes,” and the rest is now success history and still paying dividends for Mr. Jones to this very day.  UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT After leaving the Air Force, Mr. Jones entered the U.S. Treasury Department as a Senior Network Operations Center Engineer. 100’s of Millions of Dollars are spent to teach STEALTH Program Members how to “Think Differently”, “Outside-The-Box.” Mr. Jones began applying said methodologies gained from the STEALTH Program to solve long-standing problems within the Treasury Department and thus, he began creating solutions that were adopted Agency-wide.  JONES BROADCASTING Jones Broadcasting is a Digital and Terrestrial Broadcasting Company wholly-owned by Gregory Jones. Mr. Jones grew Jones Broadcasting and became the Largest African-American Owned, FCC Licensed Television Station Group/Owner in the United States (14 Television Stations and Broadcast Towers.)

Julian Rodriguez is the Founder & CEO of Momento NFT, an NFT social media platform that enables creators and followers to profit from digital connections. He is a serial entrepreneur, product manager, and innovation-focused strategist. He enjoys leading teams that create simple products that address complex issues. He was the creator and CEO of a groundbreaking B2B foodservice technology firm backed by venture capital. Early in his career, he founded and led a super PAC to level the digital playing field against disinformation. He joined Bitcoin Magazine in 2013 and collaborated directly with its co-founder Vitalik Buterin. He was an early member of the team and advisor to some prominent crypto and blockchain projects, including the hugely popular Ethereum project. In addition, Rodriguez was one of the world's earliest Bitcoin ASIC miners. Since 2013, he has been a lifetime member of the Bitcoin Foundation. He serves on two non-profit boards focusing on the South Bronx's urban technology pipeline. Julian is excited to inspire your audience of crypto enthusiasts, sports fans/athletes, celebrities, and creatives to create, collect, and connect with social NFTs!

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Eric  McHugh is the Chief Growth Officer and one of the founders of SHOPX. SHOPX is leading the way in web3 e-commerce through the use of eNFT's. SHOPX  is Web3 commerce simplified, we want to make onboarding into web 3 as easy as possible. We create a new revenue channel for eCommerce brands without diluting the brand value.  Brands have enjoyed an 80% conversion rate by utilizing SHOPX eNFT’s (eCommerce  NFT’s). When all is set and done, 80% of NFT’s will be SHOPX eNFT’s. Prior  to SHOPX, Eric worked at Snap, bankruptcy consulting, and helped found a social commerce platform with over 100 brands. Eric's  hobbies include Chess, Muy Thai, cooking, reading, writing, sitting under the sun, sailing, marathon running, hiking, and meditation.  Eric’s top talents are anti-fragility, unfatiguability, and unmatched perception. The  easiest way to learn more about SHOPX is to join our discord and ask the team!  https://discord.com/invite/vHwdSdDANH Helpful  Links: SHOPX  Website - https://shopx.co/ SHOPX  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shopxlabs/ SHOPX  Twitter - https://twitter.com/shopxlabs Eric’s  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ericdmchugh/ Eric’s  Twitter - https://twitter.com/ericmchugh0 Eric’s  Email - [email protected] Shopify  App Listing - https://apps.shopify.com/shopx?st_source=autocomplete

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Ben Yurcisin: Ben is a serial entrepreneur with a background in engineering and a passion for creating community through fun, value-packed events. As founder of BeYu Labs - a web3 startup focused on empowering web3 entrepreneurship through connections and events - Ben aims  to explore the unique opportunities and potential presented by the rise of NFT culture and the future of the internet as we know it. Ben spends his free time playing guitar, skateboarding, traveling and researching overpriced JPEGs. Miles Colon: Miles is a Product  Manager & Brand Evangelist. Miles is a serial Startup contributor with over 5 years in driving high performing teams. Already a miner, gamer, and FunkoFan; it was digital horse racing that hooked him into NFTs *cough* Zed Run.

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Justin Trevor Winters… yes, he goes by all three of his names which seems a little extravagant… is the Co-Founder & CEO of Verified Labs, an award-winning team of Web3 producers, artists, and architects building the biggest and most unforgettable experiences in the Metaverse. He began his career in the entertainment industry representing writers and directors including Stuart Beattie, writer and creator of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and Kathryn Bigelow, the first female director to win an Academy Award. What Justin didn’t realize is that when you’re surrounded by talent, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have talent, but he decided to pursue his own screenwriting career anyway. Lucky for him, his very first feature, Killing Winston Jones, a dark-comedy about killing yourself in order to leave a legacy, was produced and starred Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Glover and Jon Heder. He obviously peaked, and people began to think he was a much more accomplished writer than he actually was, which led to a full-time assistant professor position at Loyola Marymount, a top 10 screenwriting school mind you, and countless lectures at conferences and universities around the world. Did I mention he was nominated for an Outstanding Teacher Award? He didn’t win of course, but he’d blame that on “optics.” He currently oversees the vision and ongoing operations of Verified Labs. His goal is to create a virtual version of Universal Studios, and his five-year plan slash exit strategy includes a monumental acquisition and several Mai Tai’s on a beach in the Caribbean... or just the metaverse.

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