Blockchain Battle

Founder & CEO Babitskyi Capital, over 10 years of experience in unsecured lending and investment. Organiser of the Block3000.

The Count of Monte Crypto. Forbes Monaco Editor. Award-Winning NFT/Metaverse Advisor.

Igneus looks after partner relations at BitDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization with one of the largest on-chain treasuries in the world, and is the public liaison for Mantle, a high-performance modular EVM chain and Ethereum L2. Igneus is an ardent advocate for the transformative innovations in the blockchain and DLT space, a staunch supporter for on-chain governance and the emerging digital asset class, and a cogent communicator committed to the expansion of the common denominator among stakeholder communities.

Country Leader for Iberia at Binance, experience in digital transformation and product management in Payments, Fintech, and E-commerce.

Head of Business Development at BNB Chain.

Co-Founder & CEO at Arthera, Co-Founder at Web3StrongerTogether

Serial entrepreneur, blockchain advisor and Business Angel, evangelist in the field of cloud computing, digital transformation efficiency and SAAS business development.

Founder Of ParaSwap

Vilma Mattila is a Dubai based serial entrepreneur, blockchain expert, angel investor, speaker, business strategist, growth hacker, and startup mentor.

Mattila was among founders of several prominent companies, such as World Web3 Association, Node Kapital Venture Fund, 10x East, 5ireChain and UN1TY Ventures. She has invested in multiple blockchain and crypto startups which include Radom Network, Nodle, TRON Foundation, Qtum Foundation, Standard Protocol, Aleph Zero and several others.

Born in Turku, Finland, Mattila is known for her polymath and autodidact approach based on data using foresight & systems thinking, that gives clients a competitive advantage over others. She also serves as a mentor at Techstars. Mattila is also a crypto enthusiast, who has invested in crypto properties since 2015 and has also worked closely with co-founder of Ripple.

Mattila also sits on a board for a number of startups and advises startups, innovation labs, and entrepreneurs on how to scale their business, create business strategies, growth hacking, and achieve goals.

Kiril Nikolov navigates Nexo’s DeFi operations and products. Boasting over 6 years of experience in various crypto-native roles, including in the company’s growth and institutional teams, Kiril was the company's first employee back in 2018.

Kiril’s background in International Economics, combined with his passion for early-stage startups are now being put to work in his role as DeFi Strategist where he has built out Defi operations and is currently incubating small, agile tech teams to become standalone DeFi protocols.

Director of Investments at Zilliqa. Has 20+ years of experience in investing, building companies and entrepreneurship.

Co-founder and COO. He has 9 years experience in blockchain technology and 21 years in server administration, and Linux development.

Co-Founder & CEO, Holochain & Holo. Mission driven executive. Building a better web. Distributed, collaborative, P2P.

Founder & CEO of SwissBorg. A multicultural fintech professional. Has created Europe’s top crypto wealth app with 700K+ active users.

Senior Tokenomics Analyst, Animoca Brands. Former Director of Research at Token Metrics, he led research team and invested in Web3.

Co-founder & CEO of LI.FI, an infrastructure protocol that aggregates cross-chain bridges and decentralized exchanges (DEXs)

Samantha is Chief Growth Officer & Investor at RockawayX, a firm that runs top-performing venture and credit strategies, and operates infrastructure, security, and venture studio businesses in the digital asset space. Previously, Samantha spent nearly four years at DCG, as its VP, Head of Growth. In that role, Samantha oversaw DCG's venture portfolio post-investment engine and strategic growth initiatives on behalf of the firm and its wider network of businesses. Samantha started her career at Orbis Investments, the global asset manager, where she worked on the firm’s emerging market equity fund and led the development of its first-of-its-kind online retail investment platform. Prior to joining DCG, Samantha ran business development efforts at Elder, the London-based health tech company. Samantha graduated from Georgetown University (BA) and London School of Economics (Masters).

Marketing Head at Trust Wallet.

He brings a wealth of leadership experience in both the financial and technology sectors to his role at Trust Wallet. Previously, Sami held a senior marketing position at Binance Earn and was also the Head of Product at PayPlaza, a provider of innovative payment solutions. Prior to this, he spent over 5 years at Uber, where he held various leadership roles, including his most recent position as Regional Operations Manager of EMEA. As a seasoned professional, Sami excels at managing products, operations, and stakeholders, and thrives in the intersection of these areas.

Co-founder & CEO of Hathor Labs. B.Sc. in Сomp. Engineering. DevOps & web/mobile app experience. Worked in Brazil & Silicon Valley.

Co-founder Aleph Zero. 10+ yrs tech marketing exp. PR & marketing for ING, Samsung, Sony. VP Marketing at In'saneLab. AMA member.

As a Сo-Founder and CEO, Dyma Budorin leads a team of 120+ Hacken talents and empowers the vision of a safer Web3. With 8+ years of auditing experience at Deloitte and C4 CCSSA Certification, Dyma focuses on bringing transparency and trust to the crypto industry by providing high-level cybersecurity services. He played a crucial role in building CER.live, the largest cybersecurity rating of crypto projects, and has worked on the Proof of Reserves methodology since 2019.

Head of AppChains at Ankr

Kev Silk is a principal product manager at Ankr who leads the development of Ankr's AppChain Infrastructure and their external node provider program. Kev is passionate about decentralizing the internet and believes that increasing web3 mass adoption starts with enhancing the developer-building experience. Kev, who has made his career out of analyzing the latest trends and developments in web3, conducts his research with Ankr to help build decentralized infrastructure.

Co-Founder at Rome Blockchain Labs Inc. | CIO at BENQI

Alexander Szul, a visionary entrepreneur, co-founder at Rome Blockchain Labs and CIO at BENQI. He is dedicated to establishing a future of financial transparency and integrity in the blockchain space. With a strong background in managing technical projects and leading sales processes, Alexander has emerged as a distinguished leader in Rome Blockchain Labs. He has successfully constructed an international, collaborative team across ten DeFi networks and is now committed to developing innovative solutions that bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi.

CEO Bison Bank and Bison Digital Assets

Master in business administration (MBA) with a specialization in Information Management from Universidade Aberta and a Bachelor degree in Organization and Business Management from Universidade Moderna of Lisbon.

Mr. Henriques has more than 25 years of experience in the investment banking and asset management sectors. Extensive management experience in the areas of business development, internal control, operations, organization, information technology, procurement, quality, and sustainability. Also, Mr. Henriques has coordinated several performance, productivity, and organizational transformation programs during his career.

Former positions held include Executive Director and Deputy CEO of Bison Bank (2018-2021), Board Member and Chairman of the Board of Banif – Banco de Investimento (2016-2018) and, upon deliberation of the Bank of Portugal, Board Member of Banif – Banco Internacional do Funchal (2015-2018) and Oitante (2017-2018).

Co-Chair of Fibree’s Lisbon, Portugal Chapter
Co-Founder OffChain Lisbon
Summa Cum Laude PhD in Contemporary Comparative History
Founder & CEO of Bloq4u

Blockchain, NFT, Metaverse and cryptocurrency enthusiast, advisor & consultant. Co-Chair of Lisbon, Portugal Fibree Chapter, promoter of FACE, Contemporary Historian and Political Scientist.

Bruno is the Founder of Chilibangs: the biggest Web3 community in Portugal and soon to be in Europe He organises Web3 gatherings every Wednesday & is also the portuguese Ambassador of great Web3 international projects & communities.

Started Chilibangs community a few years back and has now extended it to Web3 in order to ally with purposeful people & Web3 technology. Visionaries, artists and degens are joining forces to change the world together as a trustworthy community.

After 1 year of building a strong web3 community in Telegram +2000 and total (+10k), Bruno will be launching his Chilibangs NFT in 2023 membership to consolidate / scale his spicy ecosystem.

One will be able to recognise Bruno from his pepper necklace or tattoo, which represents the first membership version of his community. Find Spicy Bruno!

Speaker in several conferences:
NBX twice | WOW Summit | NFT NYC23 | NFC Summit | TON LISBON HUB | Web3 Stronger together | Lisbon Blockchain Conference 3.0 |

Ambassador and CM and General Partner
Amb: | NFC Summit | Hyperlens | Battlemon |
CM: 3nabled |
General Partner : Block3000 |

CEO & Co-Founder, SolidBlock, a real estate tokenization company. Yael is a recognized leader in property tokenization and has a background that includes marketing, finance, trading, compliance and entrepreneurship in public and private companies. As an early mover in the blockchain space, Yael serves at the helm of FIBREE, Foundation for International Blockchain and Real Estate Expertise (the leading international network for exchanging knowledge in the real estate industry) and as a Founder of Women in Block. With over 100 blockchain speaking engagements and an educational podcast program, Yael is recognized as top 20 Proptech Influencer, Top 25 Blockchain and Crypto Speakers and Top 100 Women in Blockchain. As a global executive based in Tel Aviv and NYC, Yael leads the SolidBlock team on the mission to lead real estate tokenization.

Yael earned her Bachelors and Masters in Economics from the City University of New York-Hunter College.

David Palmer is a digital visionary and global platform innovator. He is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Vodafone’s Digital Asset Broker (DAB) platform, and one of the leaders in blockchain technology for Vodafone Business. David is a recognised thought leader in blockchain, Web3 and the application of these technologies to telecoms and wider enterprise business. David is an expert on the convergence of digital technologies and new business models, and he is currently exploring the opportunities associated with IoT, Blockchain, DeFi, Digital Identity and the Metaverse.

EMEA Web3 - Amazon Web Services

Alex is developing the Web3 business of Amazon Web Services in EMEA. He is on a mission to onboard the next billion people into Web3, leveraging Amazon’s power to deliver values for the ecosystem. Prior to AWS, he was developing strategic partnerships at OKX, one of the largest crypto exchanges worldwide. His entrepreneurial journey includes being the Chief Investment Officer of a 2018 crypto-native fintech, and the founder (CEO) of a digital asset company running strategies across CeFi, DeFi & OTC. He is FRM certified with 12 years of experience within the financial services ecosystem (Ex-Morgan Stanley, PwC and The French Ministry of Finance). Before starting his career, he played for Paris-Saint-Germain Handball for more than a decade, and still believes he can participate in the Olympic Games one day.

Director of Ecosystem Development at TRON DAO

As a leading blockchain platform throughout Asia Pacific, Tron is rapidly increasing presence and exposure in North America. David joined Tron in January 2022 and has become a highly visible part of the team that drives North American expansion as they identify key opportunities within the blockchain ecosystem and ensure Tron is positioned to act.

Involved in blockchain since 2016, Dave has provided strategic guidance for global payment companies and insurance companies, among others. He has led the successful development of multiple use cases in financial services, healthcare, and supply chain. He continually finds unique and creative ways to apply emerging technologies to enable corporations to achieve their strategic goals.

Dave began his career as an equity research analyst at a leading U.S. mutual fund company, where he conducted thorough bottom-up analysis of global and regional financial services companies. Dave has often been quoted in leading media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, and other publications.

Dave is a Certified Blockchain Solution Architect, holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School, and a BA from Westminster College (PA).

Head of DeFi Marketing at Ankr

Having worked with prestigious brands such as Omega, Breitling, Tag HEUER, vintage Rolex, and Patek Philippe, as well as leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Sanofi, Alcon, Hoya, and Essilor, Diogo entered the world of DeFi in 2020. Currently, he holds the position of Head of DeFi Marketing at Ankr, where he utilizes his extensive experience to drive company growth.

Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Christopher is a Serial Entrepreneuer, Forbes 30 under 30 member and one of leading angel investors in the crypto space. He generated over 350 million app installs so far and helped startups to raise over $250 million in funding. He has been the CMO of CoinStats, the largest independent crypto app, and has become a well-known crypto expert.

Head Chef of PancakeSwap

Chef Mochi is the pseudonymous lead of the PancakeSwap protocol, a leading multichain all-in-one DeFi protocol. Intrigued by the potential of blockchain technology, Mochi dove head-first into many new protocols that sprung up over the years in his personal time before making the switch over to work in crypto full time. Mochi has analyzed, used and built many crypto products over the years, and believes that crypto is the next evolution where technology, finance and social interactions intersect.

Senior Manager at Ernst&Young

Shagufta has a diverse background in emerging technologies, architecture and innovation and over 10 years experience in software engineering, product development and technology consulting with a focus on blockchain in the last 6 years of her career.

At EY Canada, she leads product development and blockchain engineering with expertise in solution architecture, agile implementations, digital transformation roadmaps for building production grade, high-impact and pragmatic solutions across business lines and sectors. Her current work focusses on applying blockchain technology to help shape the world of web3. Her thought leadership has reflected on global prestigious stages like Blockchain Summit in London, The Futurist Conference in Toronto, Now Next Beyond EY Partner Conference in Quebec, Unblocking the Blockchain and moving Products to Production at Fasken, Information Security Summit at Aviva, and more. Most recently, she presented on the impact of blockchain and EY’s contribution towards United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals at the Blockchain for Impact Summit, United Nations Headquarters NY.

Before joining EY, Shagufta led software development for financial firms like JP Morgan & Chase, Nomura and Citibank. Shagufta is a trained and experienced product manager and holds multiple certifications in Microsoft’s Azure cloud and data offerings, a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification (CSPO) and a Masters in Computer Applications from VJTI, India.

As a female leader in technology, Shagufta is an avid advocate for diversity and inclusion and is passionate about educating and mentoring early-career women in blockchain technology through courses at institutions like Lighthouse Labs, The Blockchain Hub at York University and George Brown College.

Based In Lisbon Co-Founder

Community builder and web3 growth advocate with a deep passion for driving positive change in the rapidly evolving crypto space. With a proven track record of three years, Francisco Ribeiro has established a reputation for developing and implementing innovative strategies that foster community engagement, promote technology adoption, and support the growth of emerging projects.

As the Co-Founder of Based In Lisbon, one of Portugal's largest web3 communities, Francisco Ribeiro spearheads a company that offers relocation services and consulting in the web3 space. With a focus on integrating companies into the Portugal Web3 Ecosystem, the team provides invaluable support to organizations navigating the intricacies of this emerging landscape.

They have collaborated with diverse stakeholders, including developers, investors, and thought leaders, to create meaningful connections and drive positive outcomes. Their dedication to fostering collaboration and promoting education and awareness about the transformative potential of web3 technologies is evident through their organization of meetups, hosting of webinars, and active participation in industry conferences.

With Francisco Ribeiro at the forefront of community building and advocacy in the web3 space, their passion, expertise, and commitment to positive change make them an invaluable asset to any conference or event. Prepare to be inspired by their insights and vision for the future of decentralized technologies.

Global BD Lead at Conflux Network, expanding Conflux to connect decentralized economies across borders and protocols.

Chief Strategy Officer at MATCH chain

Petrix Barbosa ex World Class athlete, 7 years in crypto, Angel investor and VC founder. Invested and advised 200+ Web3 companies. Currently CSO of MATCH chain, the first full interoperable chain which will serve as an infrastructure for all dapps in any chain to share users, assets etc. Also Chief of BD of TCS, the first Shark tank + Reality show of Web3.

Meet Evan Luthra, a recognized leading blockchain expert by USATODAY. Discover more about Evan at EvanLuthra.com.

Evan's passion for creating and investing in innovative technology products started at the young age of 13. Over the years, he has built over 30 apps and sold his first company at just 17 years old. His accomplishments have led him to be honored as a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient.

Evan's Incubator Fund, Startup Studio, has significantly contributed to the growth and success of over 400 companies. With a combined market cap of more than $100B USD, these companies serve tens of millions of users across numerous countries.

Throughout his career, Evan has been featured on over 8 TV shows and has shared his knowledge at hundreds of events, including TEDx talks, more than 100 blockchain-specific events, and at the United Nations. Additionally, he has been invited to deliver guest lectures at prestigious institutions such as Delhi University, Washington State University, and San Francisco State University, among others.

Evan's journey in the crypto world began in 2014. From 2016 to 2018, he managed a crypto investment bank, helping projects grow from $10M to $10B+ in market cap. His portfolio includes equity investments in Hashgraph, Ripple, and over 400 token projects.

In the past year, Evan has been actively involved in the crypto space, investing in more than 300 private sales and advising over 20 projects before they were listed. His keen interest in NFTs has led him to curate a diverse portfolio, which includes Bored Apes, CloneX, Xcopy, CryptoPunks, Doodles, and many other sought-after assets. Business Insider even recognized Evan as an NFT expert to follow on Twitter.

Apart from being an investor and advisor, Evan is also a published author, contributing to top-tier media outlets such as Binance.com, CoinTelegraph, Forbes, Cryptoknowmics, Hackernoon, Entrepreneur, and more.

CEO at Folks Finance, Mentor at Algorand Accelerate.

Benedetto is the co-founder and CEO of Folks Finance, the leading DeFi protocol on Algorand offering a full set of decentralized tools for managing digital assets. Benedetto has accrued 3 years of experience as a Blockchain Project Manager, is a mentor in the Algorand Miami and Europe Accelerators, Moonbeam Accelerator, Fin+Tech accelerator, DeFi advisor at Climatecoin, and DeFi lecturer at the course of Economics and Law for Digital Assets at the University of Florence.

Benedetto has deep experience in Web3 and has navigated the DeFi space since its beginning. He began with crypto passion, later becoming a Project Manager at Blockchain Italia, then his passion for DeFi brought him to found Folks Finance in 2021. He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and a Master’s in Engineering Innovation and Management at Cardiff University, specializing in Data Analysis.

Head of Ecosystem Growth at Aleo

Anthony is the Head of Ecosystem Growth at Aleo, a developer platform that enables builders to create next-generation private Web3 applications. His role is cross-functional, working with product, marketing, and business development to design new initiatives and establish strategic partnerships that accelerate the growth of the network. Prior to joining Aleo, Anthony was Head of BASF's Blockchain Lab and before that, Co-President of Blockchain at Berkeley.

Vice President of Cillionaire

Anna Kimmysen, she holds the esteemed position of Vice President at Cillionaire. She entered the world of cryptocurrency in 2018 and quickly established herself as a dynamic individual with a background in brand building and marketing. Her ability to forge partnerships with renowned international Crypto Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) has been instrumental in her success. As the Managing Director of Casa NFT Official, Anna plays a pivotal role in driving the success of this innovative platform. Her visionary leadership and expertise are revolutionizing the intersection of technology, finance, and media

Head of Touchpoint program at IOTA.

Christian leads Touchpoint, IOTA’s ecosystem support program. In his role he works with and supports builder teams working on launching applications based on IOTA’s smart contract technology. The spirit of Touchpoint is all about creating a resilient, tightly connected community of builders, fostering connection and knowledge exchange between all parties. Prior to joining the Foundation, Christian worked in venture capital and innovation consulting. He holds a Master in Industrial Engineering & Management.

Business Development Manager at Seedify

Alejandro works as Business Development Manager at Seedify, a startup/incubator of gaming, AI, DeFI, Layer 1 & 2 protocols; providing legal advice, drafting contracts, project due diligence, web3 legal advice, and partnership development in the web3 environment.

His journey in the blockchain began in 2017 when he was studying for his MBA at the ICEX analyzing blockchain projects in terms of investment and utility. Later in 2019, he was working in Bogota, for Alisys Digital, a company from Gijón (Spain) dedicated to SaaS services, Robotics, AI, and Blockchain. Alisys was the co-founder of Alastria, one of the largest public-private public-permission, multi-sector blockchain platforms in the world.

He currently participates in roundtables with industry professionals, most recently in March at the MetaPlay Iris Day in Pamplona. He has also been invited to different radio shows and AMAs on Twitter to talk about trends in the gaming and blockchain sectors.

A futurist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, investor, digital illustrator and writer.

Herbert is a verified 'blue tick' public figure in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain industry across social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (@herbertRsim). He has contributed to esteemed publications such as Forbes and Huffington Post.

Currently, Herbert serves as the CEO of Swipe2Trade, a user-friendly crypto exchange with a swiping interface.

Additionally, Herbert is the founder of Crypto Chain University (CCU), the world's first non-profit research-only institute dedicated to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency research. Established in February 2010, CCU focuses on public policy issues related to blockchain, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Ethereum.

Known as "The Bitcoin Man," Herbert acts as an angel investor and advisor to various blockchain startups including YUSE.io, ShareMine AI, and DefiSportsCoin.

In his past roles, Herbert held positions as the CEO of WeWay.io, Chief Marketing Officer of Cryptology exchange, and Global Operations Director at Huobi Global.

Prior to his involvement in the blockchain industry, Herbert founded WardrobeTrendsFashion (WTF), a renowned high fashion and luxury online magazine. WTF, established in 2009, served as a significant repository for fashion labels' campaigns and lookbooks. Herbert remained on the board until February 2018, following the publication's acquisition in February 2017.

Herbert began his career in a public relations agency, where he worked as a consultant for notable brands such as American Express, Fujitsu, Fuji Xerox, HTC, and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL).

Beyond his professional endeavors, Herbert is an advocate for children living in poverty and actively supports World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization committed to improving the lives of children, families, and communities worldwide.

#1 NY Times bestselling author.

#1 NY Times bestselling author Ian Halperin is widely known as one of the top non-fiction authors of his generation. He has written many bestselling books (Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson, The Kardashians, Whitney Houston) which have been translated all over the world in more than 100 languages. Halperin is also an award-winning film director (his films have sold to more than 180 countries) and professional saxophone player. Halperin’s new book is about the future of Crypto – something he’s been passionate about for years. He sold his first NFT in less than 24 hours for 10eth, a tribute to the rock stars who died at 27 (Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse). He will launch his incredible new book called “CryptoBaby” at TMRW in Belgrade. Halperin is a regular guest on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox, BBC, Radio Europe and Sirius XM. His work has received many awards, including the Rolling Stone Award for Investigative Journalism, Book Of The Year, and many awards for his large catalogue and films and tv shows. Halperin is currently directing and producing a made for tv film about the world of crypto and NFTs.

Co-founder Bitcoinist.com, Bitcoin.com, Altcoinist.com. Co-founder and CEO, MetaNews.com

He graduated from the International Business School in Budapest. After college, he helped to launch a food supplement company Superior14. Mate’s first exposure to bitcoin was in late 2012 and started to do bitcoin mining in mid-2013 with custom-built ASIC miners.

In 2013 he founded a cryptocurrency media company called Bitcoinist.com. Bitcoinist.com was a cryptocurrency focused news site and at its peak had 1.5 million unique visitors per month.

After a successful exit in 2015, Mate met Roger Ver and Co-founded Bitcoin.com. At Bitcoin.com, he spearheaded the launch of the company’s wallet app and exchange integration. After holding various C-suite roles at the company, Mate assumed the role of CEO in 2019 navigating the company through a transition during which he led a restructuring that delivered a multi-million $ operating income increase for the company.

Currently, he is the CEO of a Dubai-based media company called MetaNews.

Mate’s leadership style is to define a broad vision and strategy and rally an organization behind those. He also stays on top of industry trends and is passionate about driving cryptocurrency and web3 adoption. He is also a regular speaker at crypto and web3 conferences.

Head of Web3 for the Central European business at Chainalysis

Eric supports big and renowned companies on their Web3 journey. Eric has built his brand expertise in the crypto environment over several years while advising specialised web3 consulting services and also taking on marketing leadership roles at dynamic and fast-growing international organisations such as Genesis Mining and BDC Consulting. As Brand Ambassador for the Crypto Valley Association (CVA) in Switzerland he builds the community in Germany and thus supports the visibility of the Web3 ecosystem. Eric is a graduate of Oxford University's Blockchain Strategy programme and holds a master's degree in Blockchain and Crypto from Nuclio School Barcelona.

CTO at Algorand Foundation

John Woods joined the Algorand Foundation as CTO in 2022. Prior to joining the leadership team he worked as Chief Architect of Cardano at IOHK. John has held roles leading software architecture and applied cryptography at a number of firms including Informatica and ConsenSys.

John is particularly passionate about food, coffee and decentralized self-sovereign privacy preserving technology!

Founder at Chronicle Labs

Nik began his crypto journey at IBM Research where he worked on the Hyperledger blockchain and early supply chain finance applications. In 2017 he joined MakerDAO to create Dai, the first decentralized stablecoin on Ethereum. Nik is responsible for creating DSProxy. an industry-standard account abstraction primitive, OasisDEX the first decentralized exchange on Ethereum with an order matching engine, as well as the Chronicle Oracle protocol which secures the over $10B of assets locked in MakerDAO.

CEO of Qmall.io

Igor is an experienced crypto expert with over 6 years of professional experience. His unique set of skills in business development and operations have been instrumental in driving growth and success in international companies and startups.

Founder of Kuna

Founder of the first crowdsale funded crypto-platform in Eastern Europe. Michael has more than 15 years of experience managing the telecommunications / Internet services market. Professionally studies Blockchain ecosystems since 2011.

In March 2014 he founded the “KUNA Bitcoin Agency” in Kyiv and the NGO “ Bitcoin Foundation Ukraine (BFU)”. Later in September, he opened the forth Bitcoin Embassy in the world and in December 2015 launched the first public cryptocurrency exchange market in Ukraine - Kuna.io. In December 2017 became the President of the Blockchain Association of Ukraine and in January 2018 presented BlockchainHub.one on the Economic Forum in Davos. The Blockchain HUB was opened in Kyiv in March 2018. In February 2019 Kuna Bitcoin Agency got a new look and name – Kuna Family. In February 28, 2020 was the technical launch of Cryptohrivna stablecoin.

Founder of the social innovations development fund CryptoRous.

February 25, 2022 has launched Cryptocurrency fund (Aid for Ukraine) for charitable organizations in Ukraine with Ministry of Digitalization of Ukraine. Cryptobanking for the government and ministries.

EMBA graduate: London Business School, Hong Kong University, Columbia University; Bachelor of Economics: City, University of London.

Co-Founder Allbridge

Andriy Velykyy is a Warwick Business School alumni who joined the crypto space in 2015, starting with building mining farms. In 2016 he began working on the crypto payments integrations with Point-of-Sale devices (NCR included), cyber security, and non-custodial multi-chain crypto wallets with Allbridge future co-founder Yuriy Savchenko. In May 2021, they launched Allbridge feeling the lack of cross-chain products on the market.

Since then, Allbridge has become the leading bridging solution with over $6.4 billion in bridged volume, offering the support of 18 different EVM and non-EVM networks. In September 2022, a new stablecoin-focused product was launched, enabling seamless cross-chain swaps of stablecoin assets between Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Tron, and Solana.

Clément started crypto as a hobbyist in 2013 and as a professional in 2017. He initially worked as an auditor and then founded Kleros, a dispute resolution system for smart contracts (i.e. a subjective oracle). He moved to Lisbon in 2017 and has been working on Kleros in the Block coworking/event space since. When the founding team of the Block left Lisbon, he took back the Block and hired people to run it. The Block was born as a space for professionals and enthusiasts in blockchain and crypto. Nowdays it’s something more, people from different communities join it to meet, work and share their ideas as well.

When he is not working on crypto projects, Clément is a competitive player of the Magic The Gathering card game.

Managing Director

Sarah Gottwald is investment manager at Munich-based venture capital company Vanagon Ventures. Founded in January 2022 focusing on equity investments to participate in the success of early-stage ventures developing blockchain applications. Sarah Gottwald is an early-stage crypto investor and internationally active in various programs and events. She is part of the Frankfurt School of Blockchain Center Talents Programs (Mentor at DLT Talents) and participated in Lugano’s Plan B summer school. In addition, she is a member of the Unit Network, H.E.R. DAO and a mentor for young (female)talents in web3. Previously, she spent 9 years at BMW working in the financial sector and on the strategy for fully autonomous driving while negotiating various collaborations with startups, other corporate companies and closing several M&A deals.

Partner at MME Legal, attorney at Law, LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law, expert for FinTech, blockchain and DLT

Senior Social Media Content Strategist at BeInCrypto

Nicole is a crypto marketing professional who defies conventions in the industry. With enthusiasm, creativity, and passion, she brings a unique energy to her work. Nicole wears multiple hats, ensuring epic crypto products reach their ideal B2B and B2C audiences. Her true passion lies in product development and strategic operations. With experience in DeFi, GameFi, and NFTs, she's an innovative leader, constantly pushing boundaries.

Founder and CTO of t3rn

Since 2016, Maciej has excelled in the blockchain domain, skillfully leading complex projects, managing high-performance teams, and interpreting market trends. Initially a developer at Lisk, he worked on Lisk Core before advancing to Project Lead and Head of Development. Maciej also has experience as a software engineer at Nokia. With a Master's in Computer Science, his thesis focused on AI-based stylometric analysis and machine learning. Presently, he is the Founder and CTO of t3rn.

Michael is the head of the Digital Assets and Markets division at Bittrex Global, a leading international digital asset exchange. In his role, he oversees a team responsible for driving new business development and forging partnerships with various entities, including stable coin issuers, new protocols, market makers, and more.

Before joining Bittrex Global, Michael gained valuable experience auditing international companies at PwC. In this capacity, he meticulously examined their risk and compliance processes, offering insightful recommendations for improvement. Prior to his time at PwC, Michael held a similar position at Grant Thornton.

Passionate about revolutionary technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain, Michael actively supports and guides early-stage companies in these domains. His enthusiasm for these transformative innovations is evident in his commitment to fostering their growth and development.

Go to crypto/blockchain consultant and developer from start to finsih, thought leader.

Silur started his career as a pentester and hacker at a really young age, with a great affinity to cryptography and higher mathematics. Having a good prior understanding in cryptocurrencies when the industry boomed in 2016, he gained an advantage as an early industry specialist, doing work for the Ethereum foundation until 2018. In 2019 he designed a cipher that entered the NIST Lightweight Encryption Standard competition. Consequently, he proved himself in designing and implementing blockchains from scratch as the co-founder of QANPlatform and as an early partner of CasperLabs. Having built dozens of dApps, protocols and full chains from both mass-market and government clients, Silur is also a co-organizer of the largest Capture the flag event on the planet, in which he challenges the best hackers in the world to break blockchain systems and reproduce historical cryptocurrency hacks. Silur is also a member of the Wigner's research centre of physics where he specializes on quantum computation and post-quantum cryptography. He took a place on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his achievments in cybersecurity and web3.

Sergey Sevidov is an international networker his main goal is connecting people, founder of ETHKyiv and Web3Go.

Alexander Belov is a recognized blockchain public speaker, co-Founder of Coinstelegram fund, contributor at Entrepreneur.com and Forbes Israel

Yulia Parkhomenko is a Director of the Digital Economy Directorate of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Jay Kurahashi is a VP of Marketing in Ava Labs

Léo has been a stand-up comedian since 2019 and involved in crypto since 2017. However, he's not wealthy because he tends to sell only during bear markets. After spending 6 months on an NFT app that never launched, he combined his two passions by founding the Crypto Comedy Collective. It's a group of comedians crafting web3-themed jokes, entertaining audiences across Europe and the US so far. We've been to NFT Paris, EthCC, Paris Blockchain Week, Eth Barcelona, Eth Denver, Permissionless II in Austin, NFT Factory and more.

Web3 is a joke

Block3000 : Did ChatGPT write this bio ?

Léo : no

CEO & FounderBlockchain Marketing Boutique

Silvia Mogas is the Founder of the Blockchain Marketing Boutique, a marketing agency that provides strategic and marketing support for Web2 brands seeking to enter the Web3 space and Web3 native companies with technology strategy and marketing. Also she founded Verify Trust, a marketing tool backed with blockchain technology.

She has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Women of the Future 2023 and a Top Marketing Strategy Voice by LinkedIn. Silvia is also an international public speaker and lecturer. Silvia has a deep passion for startups and is committed to mentoring and supporting them. She holds positions as a judge and advisor at several organizations including the Stanford AI & Web3 Research Lab Association, R3 Corda, and the SBC Inclusive Fintech & DeFi Program.

Silvia has an Executive MBA, a postgraduate degree in Marketing, and a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Additionally, she holds a Tourism Degree with a specialization in Marketing.

Co-founder and CEO of Majinx.io

Co-founder and CEO of Majinx.io

Florian Krueger has over 20 years of broad and deep knowledge of the digital space and the potential within. Florian launched several ventures, such as the Craft Coin Company or more recently, UNYTED, to create future-tech use cases of real-life examples of successful disruption. He is passionate about tying all initiatives back to the strategic objectives which facilitate usable outcomes. Florian has studied Insurance Economics in Munich and Business IT Management at MIT.

He has taught The Value of IT (Data, Digital, etc.), Blockchain/DLT (IoT, Cognitive) to name a few. With Florian’s expertise in customer journeys, data, and enterprise, he has been a valuable partner/ adviser of companies such as BMW, Danone, Statoil, BoA, Minfo, DLT Partners, Citi, and EnergyDeck.