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Rennick Palley is Founding Partner at Stratos, an industry-leading VC firm focused on early-stage crypto projects. Rennick previously worked as a Research Associate at Sanders Capital, a $75 billion global equity manager. Rennick holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Applied Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, along with a Masters in Quantitative Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

J.D. Seraphine is a visionary leader and Web3 innovator in the fields of AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency, recognized for his engaging keynotes, entrepreneurial spirit, and unwavering commitment to driving positive change on a global scale. With a diverse background spanning technology, entertainment and philanthropy, J.D. is a dynamic force at the intersection of innovation and social impact. In 2018, he founded Raiinmaker, a Web3 and AI Technology Company that has developed the Raiinmaker AI Super App and Raiinmaker Network Protocol, which revolutionizes the monetization of users’ contribution to AI infrastructure. Raiinmaker was developed to enable a seamless user experience for any person to access the value of a Web3 and AI powered Global Digital Economy. The company’s go to market strategy is focused on sports, gaming, entertainment, and the creator economy. Seraphine’s expertise and thought leadership have garnered widespread recognition, with features in notable publications such as Forbes, Variety and The Block. His insights on regulatory challenges in blockchain entrepreneurship and innovative tokenization strategies have shaped industry discourse and influenced decision-makers around the globe. Two productions with Seraphine at the helm are in the works: Atari, a film about the brilliant life of the 1970’s video game ‘Pong’ creator, Nolan Bushnell, and A Brave New World docuseries, the follow up to the 5 episode series, Open Source Money, that aired on July 4, 2020 on Discovery Science. J.D. Seraphine inspires audiences at AI and blockchain events, and economic forums, with his compelling vision for the future and actionable strategies for achieving financial freedom and empowerment for people all over the world. From Laudato Si at the Vatican to Token 2049 in Dubai, his impactful keynotes have resonated with audiences, igniting conversations and catalyzing positive change that will shape a better world for generations to come. Follow J.D. on X at @commodorgonzo

Karan Bharadwaj is the CEO of Arithmic, the world’s first universal and scalable Layer-2 with native staking. Previously, Karan served as Chief Technology Officer at multiple companies including XinFin (XDC), and later, Mool, an AI and fintech company empowering people to organize their financial life through their markets web app by providing investment analysis and research. Karan is a seasoned entrepreneur in the crypto and fintech space, leading multiple crypto projects including as the founder of Elatior where he helped build state-of-the-art distributed ledger networks and applications.

Alan Orwick is the Co-Founder of Quai Network, the only fully scalable and programmable Proof-of-Work Layer 1 designed for global commerce. He also serves as the CEO of Dominant Strategies, the development behind Quai Network devoted to building blockchain tooling and infrastructure. Previously an Apple software engineer, Alan is committed to continue innovating the Quai Network with his engineering skills. His passion for blockchain technology began while he was a student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he founded Texas Blockchain, a student-led blockchain club.

Terence Kwok, Founder and CEO of Human Institute Terence Kwok is the founder and CEO of Humanity Protocol, a leading organization dedicated to amplifying human potential amidst the transformative impact of artificial intelligence. He is a visionary technology entrepreneur from Hong Kong and the CEO and founder of one of Asia's first unicorns. Kwok's journey has been marked by strategic partnerships with a broad spectrum of globally influential investors and partners, setting disruptive new industry standards. With expertise in blockchain, Web3, and technology integration, Kwok's mission goes beyond technological advancement. He aims to use technology to bring people together, ensuring its benefits are widely accessible and impactful. His contributions are not only innovative but also pivotal in shaping the future of disruptive technologies. Recognized for his insightful vision, Kwok advocates for change that challenges conventions. Kwok's entrepreneurial drive was nurtured at the University of Chicago, laying the foundation for his future endeavors. His journey from academia to the forefront of tech entrepreneurship highlights his influential role in pushing the boundaries of technology.

Raj Parekh is the co-founder and CEO of Portal, a web3 platform that provides developers and businesses with the confidence to build and deploy complete Web3 products and services for their end users. Prior to founding Portal, Raj was the Director of Global Crypto Product at Visa, where he launched USDC settlement over Ethereum for payments on the Visa Network and built their crypto compliance program. Raj’s work with Visa also includes launching their AI platform to streamline deploying learning machine models. ⁠https://www.portalhq.io/

Matthew Le Merle is Managing Partner and CEO of Blockchain Coinvestors.Launched in 2014, Blockchain Coinvestors’ vision is that digital monies, commodities and assets are inevitable and all of the world’s financial infrastructure must be upgraded. Our mission is to provide broad coverage of the emerging unicorns and fastest growth blockchain companies and crypto projects. Our investment strategy is now in its 9th year and has to date invested in more than 40 pure play blockchain venture funds in the Americas, Asia and Europe; and in a combined portfolio of 750+ blockchain companies and projects including 75+ blockchain unicorns. Our funds rank in the top decile amongst all funds in their respective categories on both Pitchbook and Preqin. Headquartered in San Francisco with a presence in Grand Cayman, London, New York, Zug and Zurich, the alternative investment management firm was co-founded by Alison Davis and Matthew Le Merle.Matthew is also Managing Partner of Keiretsu - the most active early-stage venture investors backing over 300 companies a year.Matthew’s career has spanned being a global strategy advisor, professional services firm leader, corporate operating executive, private equity and venture capital investor, and board director. His board work has included Chairman or Non-Executive Director roles in 15 public and private companies and active Advisory Board roles in fast growth companies. Matthew’s board experience includes a broad range of industries including Digital Content/videogames, eCommerce, Fintech/Blockchain, Business Services, Consumer and Retail.Earlier in his career, Matthew spent 21 years as a strategy, operations and corporate finance advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs, boards and executive teams with McKinsey & Company, and as a practice leader with A.T. Kearney and Monitor Group where he led both firms’ West Coast practices and at Booz & Company. He was also a corporate executive at Gap Inc. where he was SVP strategy and corporate development and SVP global marketing.Matthew is bestselling author (The Intelligent Investor – Silicon Valley, Blockchain Competitive Advantage, Corporate Innovation in the Fifth Era, Build your Fortune in the Fifth Era, The Ministry of Bitcoin and Second Chance) and keynote speaker. He received a B.A. (Double First) and Master’s from Christ Church, Oxford, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was born in London, UK, and is now a dual US/UK citizen and lives in San Francisco and London with his wife, Alison Davis.

Alison Haire is CEO and Founder of Lilypad - a groundbreaking serverless & permissionless distributed compute network which provides internet-scale compute to both web3 and traditional tech. She is dedicated to building out open infrastructure with democratic access to technology & driving positive change in tech culture. Alison has a background in enterprise software engineering, technology consultancy and R & D projects, with an overriding passion for building open infrastructure enabling access to science & technology that can drive positive change for society - something web3 is uniquely positioned to help achieve in the next decade.

Joao Reginatto is the Chief Strategy Officer at M^ZERO Labs. Prior to this, he served as the Vice President of Product for Stablecoins at Circle, where he led the development of USDC. With 25 years of experience in tech product development, Joao has built both consumer and enterprise products, primarily in the finance sector. He possesses a strong technical background and is passionate about blockchain technology and the creation of a more open financial world.

Myles Harrison has over 10 years of experience of creating award winning products across financial services. A visionary product leader he has a proven track record for delivering commercial success in scaling companies as well as a large global bank. He is passionate about harnessing the opportunities from emerging technologies to drive innovation and generate value for consumers. Having graduated from Lancaster University he went on to hold several product roles at Santander UK and prior to AMINA worked as the Chief Product Officer for London based Fintech Globacap.

Jerry Li is the co-founder and CEO of Artela Network, an extensible blockchain network enabling developers to build feature rich dApps. Previously, he served as the Chief Architect of AntChain, the blockchain platform of Ant Group. Jerry is also the founder of one of China’s top NFT marketplaces, Jingtan. In addition to his experience in crypto, Jerry has an extensive background in tech as the head of Apple’s engineering team in China.

Dan Hughes is the Founder of Radix DLT, which he has been building for over 11 years. He started his career as a games developer on entertainment titles for PC's and consoles. Games are commonly pushing the boundaries of the hardware that they are running on, and as such developers of titles need to be able to think astutely and "out of the box". This has proved to be his most valuable skill and allowed him to consistently deliver a number of "firsts" within a large number of fields, from mobile services, telecoms, financial systems to distributed ledger technologies. He was one of the first to develop applications for NFC technology and contactless payment services such as mobile wallets. Dan has worked closely with a number of mobile OEM's and operators such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung and others via my successful start-up, KDB Technology where he held positions of CEO/CTO and Chief Architect. After exiting KDB, he discovered Bitcoin and the digital currency movement. Bitcoin is great first step, but is not without flaws. After a period of investigation he decided to attempt to develop a more complete solution, thus starting Radix.

Jiahao Sun, the founder and CEO of FLock.io, is an Oxford alumnus and is an expert in AI and blockchain. With previous roles as the Director of AI for the Royal Bank of Canada and an AI Research Fellow at Imperial College London, he founded FLock.io to focus on privacy-centered AI solutions. Through his leadership, FLock.io is pioneering advancements in secure, collaborative AI model training and deployment, showcasing his dedication to using technology for societal advancement.

Karel Kubat is the Founder of Union, the first fully trustless bridge powered by zero-knowledge technology. Karel has been coding smart contracts since 2016, beginning with Solidity and then expanding to Rust and Go in 2018. Drawing from his deep technological expertise and his background in Systems Engineering, Karel developed the IBC Protocol on Substrate (Polkadot) and is now committed to bringing interoperability, security, and trustlessness to Web3 -and the world- through his work at Union.

Alvin Kan is a distinguished figure in the Web3 space. He brings a wealth of development and managerial experience to Bitget Wallet in his current role as the COO. Before joining the Bitget Wallet team, Alvin had worked for over 15 years on different projects, including leading ecosystem growth at BNB Chain and heading up Sei Labs in Asia. Alvin spent eight years with LinkedIn before taking the position of Head of Insights, APAC Talent, and Learning Solutions in his final two years. His high-level management expertise today comes from leading top tech and blockchain companies, where he gained valuable knowledge and skills.

Wei Xie is the COO of ArenaX Labs. Previously, was the Head of Digital Assets at a large Canadian pension fund, focused on investment strategies encompassing digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, as well as machine learning enabled liquid strategies. As COO at AI Arena, Wei takes charge of all business operations, including Finance, Legal, Marketing/Communications, and overall strategy for the company and its products.

Yair Cleper, CEO and co-founder of Magma Devs, the initial core contributor to Lava Network, Yair is an accomplished serial entrepreneur having started his first company at age 21. Prior to focusing on crypto and co-founding Lava, he spent 6 years as the solo founder and CEO of Supersmart—the worlds first cashierless supermarket checkout technology. Supersmart processes $1.5B a year for top retailers in more than 9 countries. Other startups he’s co-founded include Ogmenti (Augmented Reality) and Octopai (Business Intelligence) for which he raised more than $50M, and hired hundreds of employees and had in general 2 exits.

Martin de Rijke is Growth Lead at Syrup, a new protocol unlocking Institutional Yield in DeFi. Syrup is powered by the Maple Finance Secured Lending arm. Go to syrup.fi for more information.

Kyle "Post Master": Crypto Investor, Karate Combat Up only gaming top earner. Developer and NFT artist at Stickbug.org. Mixed martial arts fighter.

Billy Luedtke is the CEO and Founder of Intuition, an Ethereum-based authentication protocol. Billy previously served as Senior Technology Advisor at EY, a leading global professional services organization providing assurance, tax, audit, strategy and transactions. At EY, Billy created the company’s blockchain consulting practice, leading the technical development of blockchain-enabled distributed systems. Billy later became a Senior Token Engineer at ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum developer (MetaMask, Infura, Linea). Billy continues to serve as an advisor at ConsenSys and MetaMask.

Amy Kalnoki is the Co-Founder and COO of Bitwave, the #1 digital asset finance platform for enterprises. Bitwave automates accounting workflows, enables regulatory compliance, reduces tax burden complexity, streamlines payments, and unifies data with a modern, connected platform. Amy is a serial entrepreneur and technology industry veteran with expertise in enterprise software sales, accounting, and cryptocurrencies. Prior to Bitwave, Amy co-founded Synata, an enterprise search engine that was acquired by Cisco in 2016. Amy is passionate about the potential for blockchain technology to change the world, and she is committed to simplifying the complexities of digital assets for organizations. Amy is also a co-host of the podcast The DeFi Daily. Featured In: Decrypt Her Forward Speaker at Messari Mainnet 2023 Speaker at NFT NYC 2023 Speaker at NFT Paris Pat White is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bitwave, the #1 digital asset finance platform for enterprises. Bitwave automates accounting workflows, enables regulatory compliance, reduces tax burden complexity, streamlines payments, and unifies data with a modern, connected platform. Pat is a recognized software engineering leader with over ten years of experience building enterprise software at Intuit, Microsoft, Five9, and Fortify Software (now HP Security). Pat launched an enterprise software consulting firm (Ally Software) in 2009, which he ran for three years before creating Synata, an enterprise search engine that Cisco acquired in 2016. Pat has contributed to Bitcoin and Ethereum codes and is deeply involved in several leading on-chain projects. He is a co-host of The DeFi Daily podcast and a University of Southern California graduate. Featured In: Blockworks Cointelegraph Speaker at Consensus 2023 Accounting Today The Block

Mathias Beke is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kairon Labs, formerly working from a prominent Belgian Bank, he is now responsible for overseeing the trading and technology teams in developing cutting-edge algorithmic trading software that Kairon Labs utilize to offer upscale market-making services for digital asset issuers and and over 500+ token projects. Kairon Labs’ proprietary trading technology is fully integrated into about 100+ decentralized and centralized exchanges giving you extensive market analysis and round-the-clock global market coverage.

Fabian Vogelsteller was part of the Ethereum Foundation in its early days and helped shape the Ethereum ecosystem from 2015 to 2018 by building the official Ethereum Wallet, the first decentralized web3 Browser and tools like web3.js, the Blockchain space’s most used JavaScript library. In 2015 he proposed ERC20, the token standard that initiated the whole movement around DeFi protocols and created standards like ERC725, a well known Identity standard for Blockchain based accounts. He has since Co-Founded, LUKSO Blockchain, a next generation EVM blockchain based on Casper PoS that is revolutionising the way creators and users interact with blockchain technology in the New Creative Economies. With a series of new tools and standards, LUKSO aims to bring blockchain beyond De-Fi and to its next frontier; mainstream adoption.

Tim Wang is the COO at Elixir, a liquidity infrastructure layer that helps power decentralize orderbook exchanges, both spot and perpetual futures. He previously led crypto vc at Hudson River Trading, a proprietary trading firm active in both the traditional and crypto markets. He spent a number of years in traditional markets investing across venture, private equity, and investment banking with a focus on fintech. He still actively invests in deals as an angel and has a portfolio of over 30 crypto investments.https://x.com/degentw_

John Vibes is an author and early crypto adopter who is currently working as the Chief Vibe Officer for Somnia, an L1 blockchain and set of omnichain protocols optimized for gaming and the metaverse. John began his journey in crypto in 2013, covering Bitcoin and The Silk Road case as a journalist. He has since written with many crypto publications and influencers, from CryptoGlobe to Bitboy Crypto. Now he is focused on scaling and connecting the metaverse with Somnia.

A seasoned crypto activist, Angus Tookey has been building in the space since 2018. Angus has spoken at many major conferences and Ethereum community events, advocating for more transparency, verifiability, and resilience in the DeFi space. Founding a successful digital marketing agency in London, UK, Angus went on to lead marketing and communications across a range of sectors in crypto, including Layer 1s, DeFi, Incubation, and Venture, before joining MakerDAO to lead the public launch and growth of Chronicle Protocol.

John Wingate is the CEO of Bank Social. A thought leader on transformational technology, financial innovation, regulation and laws, entrepreneurship and business, Wingate argues that society’s centrally managed gatekeepers – governments, journalists, and corporations – are incapable of imposing order on the chaos of our decentralized, online existence. His talks present an alternative in which software and algorithms, rather than being a threat to our way of life, can supplement and improve these outdated institutions. Along the way, he helps people and businesses connect new models for economic success, supplanting data-controlling middlemen and giving people access to markets and audiences on their own terms. Wingate presents a vision of what he calls Social Capitalism that emphasizes transparency, objectivity, and integrity so that human beings can thrive and participate with direct benefits in what will be an evolution of creativity and collaborative innovation. John graduated from Texas A&M with a Degree in Computer Science.

Krystyna Kozak-Kornacka is the Chief Marketing Officer at Cookie3. Before hopping onboard Cookie3, Krystyna has driven communications, marketing, and community strategies for various high-profile projects such as Neo, Koinly, or DOP. At Cookie3, Krystyna focuses on innovative marketing approaches that elevate the company's presence and impact in the industry. As the CMO of a marketing platform, Krystyna is often the first marketer to test Cookie3's tools' market fit, while her feedback and needs inspire the team to improve and create new solutions. Krystyna is also a respected academic. She authored the research paper "Algorithmic Governance, Code as Law, and the Blockchain Common: Power Relations in the Blockchain-Based Society," which was published in Frontiers magazine. When she's not working, Krystyna trains horse archery at her farm in Poland.

Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, Head of Strategic Partnerships at MPCH, is Founder and former CEO of BCB Group, Europe’s leading platform combining transaction banking and OTC trading services for the cryptocurrency industry. Oliver is also the Founder and CEO of VLS Capital, which focuses on investment in early stage green tech startups. With over twenty years in investment banking, Oliver formerly served in roles at Barclays Capital and Lloyds Banking Group.

Haden Patrick is Director of Business Operations of Cordial Systems, a provider of institutional-grade self custody software using a Zero Trust security model. Haden has executive experience in team leadership, engineering and education originating from his 24 year career as a Naval Officer. After co-founding SoloKeys, the first open-source security key company, he went on to manage projects connecting web3 to traditional finance at a cryptocurrency trading firm before joining Cordial Systems.

Alex Pruden is the Executive Director at the Aleo Network Foundation. Prior to Aleo, he was an investing partner on the Andreessen Horowitz team where he specialized in cryptocurrencies and blockchain. He also served 9 years in the U.S. Army as an Infantry and Special Forces officer.

Lucas Fulks is the CPO at Helika, the leading data analytics, marketing, and game management platform in gaming. Lucas is a seasoned executive and data specialist with nine combined years in gaming analytics including critical roles at Zynga, Sciplay, Artie, and now Helika. In addition to his experience working at AAA gaming companies, he's had 4x exits as a startup founder and core team member.

Annelise Osborne is Chief Business Officer at Kadena, a Layer 1, POW blockchain where she is focused on upgrading finance. Annelise has over 20 years of experience in finance, credit, real estate, family office, risk, structuring, governance, and digital assets. She was previously Head of Institutional for Arca Labs, working with companies to drive blockchain innovation through strategic partnerships and advisory services as well as COO of Propellr, a broker dealer in digital assets. Annelise spent 12 years at Moody's Investor Service in structured finance. She is a board advisor and university lecturer. Her book, From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets in Traditional Finance, hits shelves in June. Annelise holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from The College of William and Mary. www.hoodiestosuits.com Book available for Preorder now

Norman Wooding is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at SCRYPT. He has been involved in the Blockchain and Digital Asset space since 2014. He holds a Master's from the London School of Economics, where he acted as a Tutor on the topic of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.

Chris Waters is a 20-year veteran of animation and television development and production for kids/family and adult audiences. He currently serves as CPO of Playground Productions, an independent studio focused on development, finance and distribution of kids' and family content and co-founder of NounsFest, which funds and distributes independent animation globally. Prior to that, he served as head of development for nine-time Emmy® Award-winning Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken, Crossing Swords, MODOK, Ultra City Smiths) and was co-founder of Oktobor Animation (Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness, Penguins of Madagascar, Robot and Monster). Chris lives in Los Angeles and wakes up early every New Year's Day to attend the Rose Parade, so making the “Shark Pickle Cone” documentary was a dream come true. Neil Berkeley is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. His third feature film, GILBERT, follows the life and career of beloved and intensely private comedian, Gilbert Gottfried. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017 and was distributed by Gravitas Ventures with exclusive SVOD on Hulu. His first feature film, BEAUTY IS EMBARASSING, premiered at SXSW in 2012 and chronicles inspiring artist Wayne White. The film won several Best Documentary Awards and was featured in PBS’ Independent Lens in January of 2013. His second feature, HARMONTOWN, premiered at SXSW in 2014 and follows self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon on an emotional, cross- country journey of self-discovery. Berkeley most recently served as showrunner for Amazon’s standup comedy doc series, INSIDE JOKES. He is also a founding partner at Decential Media. Decential is a web3 media company focusing on telling the stories about the human side of emerging technology.

Dan Kaizer is a decentralized application architect, and Solidity expert. He is an early blockchain enthusiast, frequent public speaker and hackathon judge. Well known in international Solidity developers community, one of the leading persons in the Russian blockchain community, Dan participated in developing smart-contracts and token economy concepts for a wide range of an international blockchain projects. He is also the author of scientific work "Decentralized Reputation Assessment System in Oracles Networks". Notable hackathons experience includes: ETHWaterloo Canada 2017 by Ethereum Foundation Overall Winner; BlockchainHack Russia 2017​ awarded by Qtum. WINNER of the SICTIC Blockchain Challenge and Crypto Valley Association Blockchain Awards 2018, Early Stage Category, with project Forseti. His Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanKaizer

Nikhil Raghuveera is Co-Founder and CEO of Aethos, a programmable policy layer that powers pre-transaction rules and conditions. Leveraging the agility of offchain computation and cryptoeconomic security through EigenLayer, the network powers pre-transaction rules and conditions in which transactions are only executed if they adhere to the defined rules. Policies are modifiable and fully owned by the developer or their community. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, a leading think tank focused on global economic policy. Prior to Aethos, Nikhil was Head of Strategy & Innovation at the Celo Foundation where he led major web3 partnerships and launches.

Luke Barwikowski is the founder and CEO of Pixels, the largest web3 game by DAU. With over 2.5M total players, Pixels is a social, casual web3 game powered by the Ronin Network, focusing on farming, exploration, and creation in an open world. As CEO, Luke's mission is to build the biggest Web3 casual games company. Luke's background in software engineering started at 12, and he built and sold his first app at 18. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Michigan. Luke X: x.com/whatslukedoingPixels X: x.com/pixels_onlinePixels Website: Pixels - A New Type of Game

Chris is CEO of Cupcake.com, the social layer of Solana. Chris has been investing in crypto since 2016 and has worked full-time in the space since 2021. Prior to Cupcake, Chris worked for Gary Vaynerchuck at Vayner3, a Fortune 500 Web3 consulting firm, as SVP of Strategy & Operations. During his time at V3, he led over $25M of work with brands like Budweiser, Red Bull, Coinbase, Johnny Walker, Crocs, and KFC as they explored the frontier of the internet. He holds an MBA from Chicago Booth, spent his non-crypto career at KPMG and Google Cloud, and lives in Chicago with his wife and their crazy cat named Bunny.

A web3 native, Kelsey McGuire currently serves as the Chief Growth Officer for Shardeum, an EVM based autoscaling blockchain. A web3 native, Kelsey joined Shardeum from her role as CMO at VC, CoinFund, having also previously held senior leadership and marketing roles at Celo and Consensys. Her expertise is in community engagement, management, and growth.

Nick Cowan, Group CEO of Valereum (VLRM), is an accomplished leader in capital markets. Having served as GSX Group CEO, founding the Gibraltar Stock Exchange and GSX Group, Nick has worked in equities and derivatives trading around the world. Nick has amassed over 35 years of experience in tier-one firms such as Bear Stearns & ING Barings, where he managed up to 2,500 employees across 43 countries, including overseeing 40 stock exchange memberships. Nick’s vision for fintech-led innovation has positioned Valereum (VLRM) to unlock capital, transform global finance, and create value through tokenized digital markets as an exchange and marketplace operator. Nick currently lives in Gibraltar with his family and is a huge Arsenal fan.

Ishan Bhaidani is the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of SCRIB3, a web3 marketing and PR venture. Ishan’s work in the crypto industry includes being involved with more than a dozen projects within the top 200 of Crypto Market Cap in a variety of areas, including product consulting, go-to-market strategy and tokenomics. He has an entrepreneurial background, having previously founded and managed a Private Equity Fund that reached an impressive 8-figure Assets Under Management (AUM). In the realm of Web3, Ishan actively contributes as a DeFi analyst, an active angel investor & advisor in projects such as Polygon Technologies

Michal “Mehow” Pospieszalski is a seasoned tech leader with a track record of pioneering innovative solutions in the crypto world. As the CTO and co-founder of SwissFortress and CEO, co-founder, co-inventor of MatterFi, Michal merges visionary strategy with hands-on tech know-how, propelling both companies towards defining the future of digital asset management.

JOJO is a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform on Base. With its pioneering hybrid liquidity model, JOJO balances liquidity and composability, providing active traders with a smooth, fast, and low-cost trading experience and hedging capabilities for other DeFi protocols. JOJO uses Smart Contract Orders to facilitate off-chain matching of trades, which is faster and less costly, while still settling transactions on-chain. This unique approach maintains the security, transparency and efficiency of decentralized trading environments while minimizing the risks associated with fully centralized systems. JOTARO, also known as Radar Bear, is the co-founder of JOJO. As a veteran DeFi degen, JOTARO is passionate about building better trading experiences that provide active investors optimal liquidity, low fees and fast speeds. He previously co-founded DODO, a decentralized exchange that pioneered a proactive market maker approach that adjusts the price curve of an asset to ensure that there is ample liquidity at the most up-to-date market price. https://x.com/jojo_exchange https://jojo.exchange/

Tom Kiddle is Co-Founder of Palisade, a digital asset custodian backed by Ripple, providing businesses with a comprehensive solution for managing digital assets securely. Through his visionary leadership at Palisade, Tom is shaping the future of digital asset security and management, revolutionizing how businesses safeguard their digital assets and providing a reliable foundation for their growth and success in the Web3 space. Tom is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with a robust background in e-commerce, payments, and blockchain. With nearly two decades of experience, his tenure at notable companies like Ripple, Apple, and BT underscores his commitment to innovation in the digital economy.

Chris Hermida, a longtime Web3 industry veteran, is the co-founder and CEO of Switchboard, a fast, permissionless, and customizable oracle network that makes it easy for developers to bring any data on-chain. Chris previously held positions as an OTC trader, lead data analyst, and risk analyst at Circle, an industry leading stablecoin platform, and as an advisor and co-head of business development at JST Capital, a financial services firm specialized in digital assets.

Agustín Liserra is the CEO & Co-founder at Num Finance, a platform that seamlessly merges the stability of traditional financial instruments with the innovation and potential of blockchain technology. Agustín previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer at Buenbit and has over 12 years of experience in trading, finance, and risk management. Agustín holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and Master’s degrees in Quantitative Finance and Computer Science. You can find Agustín on X and LinkedIn.

Chris Yin is CEO and Co-founder of Plume Network, the first modular EVM L2 blockchain dedicated for all real-world assets (RWAs). Previously, Chris served as a Principal at Scale Venture Partners, VP Product at RainforestQA, Director of Product at Coupa, and a founder at Xpenser. Chris has also invested as an angel investor in many projects including Retool, Hightouch, BioRender, Certn, Graphite, Alloy, District, and others.

Zach Bruch is the founder and CEO of MyPrize, an online crypto casino. Zach previously held positions at Kraken and Cumberland Labs, where he ran their sales trading desk. He later created his own trading operation and became one of the most profitable individual traders of all time. Prior to founding MyPrize, Zach previously served as co-founder and CEO at RECUR and as an advisor at JST Capital, a financial services firm specializing in digital asset markets.

Warren Anderson is the co-founder of Exocore, an omnichain restaking protocol powering an open market for decentralized trust. Prior to Exocore, Warren co-founded Hedgy, one of the first DeFi platforms which pioneered the use of multisig and hashed timelock contracts for atomic transactions of OTC trades on the Bitcoin blockchain. Warren joined Ripple in 2016 to lead product development across a variety of open crypto protocols, platforms, and products, including RippleX, the XRP Ledger, Interledger, and Paystring. While at Ripple, he co-created On-Demand Liquidity, an enterprise payment API that uses crypto to settle cross-border payments in seconds. Warren initially joined Discreet Labs in 2021 as VP of Product, and was promoted to CEO in 2022 to lead a team of over 80 engineers and operators building scalable privacy systems using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) for web3.