As a community-first creator and experienced web designer, I am passionate about building and nurturing diverse communities in the crypto, NFT, and metaverse space. With a background in community management, social media, and content creation, I bring innovation, empathy, and a deep understanding of Web3 technologies to my work.

Abdullah is the co-president and head of governance at Michigan Blockchain, with delegations across Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Arbitrum, and others. He is also a co-founder of a crypto liquid venture fund called Arana, investing in low-cap public assets.

Prof. Adam Rusch
Teaching Assistant Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, as well as core contributor at Summon Platform, which offers DAO tooling. He was also the organizer / host for a CIP-1694 workshop exploring network-wide governance on Cardano, where we explored topics like delegative / liquid democracy and trusted off-chain data sources.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamruschtech/

Chicago-based new media artist Adrian Stein seeks to understand how humans view themselves through the many mirrors viewed in everyday life which reveal the borders, glass walls, and masks we have built between ourselves and each other in the process.

By representing the human form as a prismatic lens in constant shift, dynamically morphed, shifted, and affected by the medium it is inhabiting, Stein’s work engages the concept that different states of consciousness may give rise to different views of the self, and how perceived identities can create a hybrid person, existing virtually and physically.
Having been raised in Guatemala to attend school in America, Stein has inhabited the space between political and cultural borders, living in a state of transition. This life of transmutation and bodily migration was punctuated by growing up in an age where the border between countries was bridged by the internet, thus marking the importance of such borders and their digital crossings as not only institutional, but as a deeply formative concept in his work. Through the use of colloquial digital languages and visual commonalities, he seeks to create an aesthetic medium to reveal how his own duality as a Guatemalan and an American has given rise to a hybrid identity, forcing him to exist in both places and in none, at the same time.

Ajay Mehta provides and implements solutions for complex business problems including those related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies, large-scale litigation, and regulatory compliance. He has leveraged advanced analytics to assist organizations across myriad industries reach timely government compliance in relation to M&A, provided advisory services for a
pre-IPO company and conducted extensive research in the areas of cryptocurrency custody, regulation, exchanges, and mining.

Prior to his time at FTI, Ajay worked on futures/fixed income trading including executing commodity futures trades based on order-flow, momentum and pattern recognition, spreading cash U.S. Treasuries vs. fixed-income derivatives, and incorporated technical and fundamental market analysis into trading strategies.

Hello! My name is Allen Vandever. For those of you who don’t know me, I am contemporary Artist Based out of Chicago. I am a father, husband, and a son. Family and friends are very important to me. I have lived my life with the goal of making every year worthy of a good movie or a great book. I take risks, embrace adventure and live life to the fullest. And as a result, I have many wonderful stories. I minted my first NFT 2013 before NFT were even a thing I am always way to early. I love working with good people I have become pat of the ImnotArt team this year and working on a new project SUP!? With my good friend Eric Bobby. I run Childhood Fractured this is a non-profit humanities-based human rights initiative centered on preventing the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

Andrew got started in the Blockchain space over 11 years ago, prior to earning a Master’s of Electrical Engineering. Since then he’s worked in cybersecurity and distributed ledger technology at all levels of the stack including developing a loyalty points exchange for the NASDAQ subsidiary, designing Web3 solutions for ESG markets, and building a peer-to-peer product exchange for the developing world. Now he is the co-creator of Notoros: a zero trust developer platform built to meet the needs of highly regulated industries and US critical infrastructure. Last year his team graduated from an accelerator hosted by the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and earlier this summer was part of the inaugural cohort of University of Chicago's Transform accelerator.

Summoner/Member ChainVision & ETHChicago

Anthony Howell stands as a prominent figure in international relations, currently holding the esteemed position as the Overseas Representative for the Government of Bermuda and the Director of the Washington DC office.

With a primary focus on promoting Bermuda in the global discourse, Anthony has been influential in spearheading and supporting business development initiatives, particularly those in the burgeoning fintech and digital asset sector. His success in stimulating economic growth is backed by a strategic approach to engaging with US political thought leaders and business magnates, fostering stronger ties and collaborations that propel Bermuda's standing on the international stage, especially regarding its internationally recognized role as the most prominent insurance and re-insurance capital in the world.
Further, Anthony is also a Research Associate, for the Political Economy Policy Lab at the Africa Center for Strategy and Policy, where he contributes to publications addressing the growing emergence of Digital Assets in West Africa.

A testament to Anthony’s profound understanding of global affairs and legal intricacies is a solid academic foundation, as he holds advanced degrees in Law, History, and Political Science, which have been pivotal in navigating the intricate web of international business, diplomacy, and policy-making. As Anthony addresses this esteemed audience, one can anticipate a discussion enriched with insights from a rich academic background, hands-on experience in international business development, and a vision for Bermuda's eminent future.

Founder of EditTrax NFT & Housepit CHI Records. Chicago House Dj, Producer and Creative Technologist

DevRel @ Wormhole

Smart contract Developer and Crypto Enthusiast |
API3 - Developer Relations |
Developer DAO - Community Manger and hackathon lead

⌐◨-◨ • designing the next web with @TheNoundation and @ratlabs_

Branden is the owner of Sheepdog Enterprises LLC. Branden started out as an owner-operator running under his own authority in 2020. After seeing the struggles hotshot owner-operators dealt with firsthand, he wanted to build a business model that assisted other owner-operators getting started and set them up for success. In 2022 Sheepdog Enterprises leased on their first owner-operator and has since grown to 6 owner-operators. Sheepdog Enterprises has since added a dispatch only division and works with new owner-operators and carriers to help them get started.

Coinbase Enterprise Software Solutions

Core team and product person with some salty dev skills. Building the Ethereum Attestation Service.

I love art.

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Carlos Robles Shanahan is the co-founder and director of Duo. An innovation studio that works to create built environment innovations for the benefit of society, Duo partners with organizations of all types through design, strategy, and innovation services, and by launching ethical real estate development and related ventures. Duo’s multicontextual design approach investigates and activates knowledge, wisdom, and beauty across a generative and evaluative process that explores Norm/Form-making. Their studio applies the lenses of economics, ecology, technology, culture, and ethics to enrich their practice and ensure that their innovations provide a societal benefit. Prior to Duo, Carlos worked as a strategy consultant for the Monitor Institute by Deloitte, as a researcher at the University of Michigan, and as a Chicago Public School teacher. His work spans the development and implementation of initiatives related to organizational strategy, education, immigration, economic development, and urbanization. Carlos earned a master’s in public policy from the University of Michigan, a bachelor of arts and science degree from Loyola University Chicago, and an associate’s degree from Harper College.

Carolee Rigsbee, PhD, has extensive project management and QA leadership experience gained through her work in the nuclear R&D, aerospace & defense, telecom, food manufacturing, advisory services, and higher education industries. Specializing in strategic management as an academic, her research is focused on the design of organization governance and value chain structures and processes that strengthen stakeholder voice and reduce obstacles to the achievement of societal goals.

Carol M. Jessup is Professor Emerita of Accountancy at the University of Illinois Springfield. Her Ph.D. in Business Administration is from Saint Louis University (major in Management, minor in Public Policy Studies) and BA and MA degrees in Accounting from the former Sangamon State University.

Carol primarily taught auditing and governmental and nonprofit accounting, with her research interests extending to include fraud. She was the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of The North American Accounting Studies and former chair of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Government Financial Management of the Association of Government Accountants. She currently serves on the Governmental Accounting Auditing and Financial Reporting Technical Advisory Board for the Government Finance Officers Association and the Board of the United Way of Central Illinois. Carol was honored by the Illinois CPA Society in September 2020 with its Experienced Leader award.

Apart from her academic experience, Carol held several positions in state and local government. She was a grant accountant, an internal auditor, served as a staff member of the team that implemented Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the State of Illinois, managed a municipal finance department, and provided expert witness testimony in utility regulatory proceedings. She is a licensed CPA in Illinois and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

CEO of crypto prop trading firm. Passionate about extracting value from markets.

CBob.eth is the founder of meTokens and former Hoard, Golem Foundation, and OMG Network teammate. Chris presented the first ever talk on NFT Utility at ETHBerlin in 2018, and has since spoken at DevCon, NFT.NYC, NIFTY (HGK), the ECF’s Non-Fungible Summit, & more. He acquired punk #4330 in 2018 for 0.15 ETH ($34).

Christina Sciotto currently serves as interim Executive Director of the Global DCA, a self-regulatory association for the digital asset and cryptocurrency industry established to help guide the evolution of the digital asset marketplace.

Christina is an expert in market structure and trading technologies. She is cited as a contributor to Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris as well as an inventor on two patents relating to software trading platforms. She has more than 20 years of experience in financial services focusing on matching engines, trading platforms, and more recently, blockchain technologies. She has held senior Product Management and Business Development positions at BofA/Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Hehmeyer, Celsius, and Floating Point Group. She was also a member of FIA's Principal Trading Group, and a board member of the Commodity Market Council, and the Chicago Children's Choir.

Christina holds a B.A. in Economics from Cleveland State University and resides in Chicago with her husband and daughter.

Chris Vrakas is a boundary-pushing, inquisitive, and lifelong learner known for challenging the status quo. Embracing interdisciplinary exploration, he's a tech enthusiast, Bitcoin advocate, hacker, philosopher, writer, and observer of political and economic landscapes. With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Chris has been a DJ, producer, talent buyer, event coordinator, nightlife consultant, artist manager, and owner of successful nightclubs, Oak Lounge and Site 1a, in Milwaukee. He partnered with React Presents, producing over 700 concerts and festivals including booking Kaskade, The Chainsmokers, Zeds Dead, Paul Oakenfold and hundreds of others. After selling Site 1a in 2019, Chris redirected his focus towards the cryptocurrency industry.

Cullah is the Founder of NFTMKE, the Milwaukee Web3 Community and Firebird Media, a Web3 Creator Protocol providing next generation tools and infrastructure for creators and their communities using disruptive technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence

Cullah is an open-source musician, engineer, and entrepreneur who has released hundreds of original songs and compositions placed in productions for The Expendables 4, The North Face, The Modern Rogue, and Channel 4. As well as video games like D.R.O.N.E the Game, Those Who Remain, Stickman Rope Hero, and Car Mechanic Simulator 2018.

https://cullah.com/epk

Daniel Lev began his professional journey as a software engineer before transitioning into management consulting, where he assisted Fortune 500 companies in navigating digital transformations in financial technology. He later joined a fintech company as a Product Manager, being with the firm from its growth stage to unicorn status. For the past few years, Daniel has been actively involved in developing projects on the Solana blockchain. Currently, he leads Coinflow, a company that facilitates payments and user payouts for numerous web3 companies.

Danno Ferrin is Principal Software Engineer at Hedera Hashgraph, where he integrates the EVM into the Hedera network. Previously he was Lead Protocol Engineer at ConsenSys Software Inc on their Ethereum Mainnet team, where he chose to go "full crypto" after leaving Google. Danno also worked at McDonalds as a crew member in his youth, so he is fully hedged against any DeFi downturn. Danno is a maintainer for the Hyperledger Besu project.

Meditation & Creativity Coach for Software Engineers, Builders, and Creators.

Fueled by boundless curiosity and a passion for human mastery, my journey has been anything but linear. I love learning and trying new things, constantly exploring new avenues and expanding my mind in different dimensions.

With a Computer Science degree from UIUC, I've delved deep into the tech world, working as a software engineer at Facebook and as the Head of Product at small startups. Now, I'm sharing my technical expertise as a coach at Interview Kickstart, helping software engineers prepare for frontend engineering interviews at top tech companies.

But that's just one side of me.

I have been a rapper since I was 14, releasing albums and even pushed my limits by freestyle rapping for 38 minutes straight, which laid the foundation for my mixtape "Better Than Before." I've hosted a podcast and built online communities. I've performed live as an improviser, a rapper, and a stand up comedian. I've uploaded almost 800 videos to my YouTube channel and created thousands of ai-generated art.

Through it all, my breath has been my anchor, with a daily meditation practice complemented by 10-day intensive courses. With a sense of peace, purpose, and renewed clarity, I've transitioned into a career as a meditation and creativity coach. In a world that's constantly redefining itself, I’m here to guide leaders, especially from the tech and creative worlds, to stay centered and maximize the opportunities this era offers.

If you're a software engineer, builder, or creator looking for a bridge between logic and imagination, between code and artistry, let's connect. I'm here to be a bridge between dreams and reality.

DM me on Telegram: @DavidProrok or Instagram @david.prorok!

Drew Beechler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Holder, a CRM and messaging platform for web3 brands and creators. Prior to Holder, Drew led marketing at High Alpha helping co-found and launch over 30 startups. Prior to High Alpha, he spent his early career at Salesforce & ExactTarget.

Ed Zabar has over 25 years of experience in Entrepreneurship, Technology, Finance, and Management. Ed’s most recent endeavor, Ed founded Verif-y, Inc. which he now manages as the CEO.
Prior to founding Verif-y, Ed served as a turnaround CEO of a UK technology company with $40M in revenues, where he returned the company to profitability and facilitated its sale.
Ed was also a senior investment banker with several leading boutique firms in New York, Washington DC and Philadelphia. In these roles, Ed specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions, and funding of early and expansion-stage Technology, Media, and Telecom companies. After achieving great success as the Managing Director at Oberon Securities, Ed was named as both COO and CTO. His influence was fundamental to the management team's success in propelling the investment bank to a strong market position.
Prior to his work as an investment banker, Ed was a Vice President at a New York-based venture capital firm as well as a US/Hong Kong family office. While there, he executed multiple transactions with technology companies in various stages of development. Prior to these roles, Ed served as an Executive Vice President of sales and marketing at ViewTrade Securities, where he was instrumental in increasing the company's global client base and its revenues from $500,000 to over $15M. In addition, Ed was a financial and technology consultant at Goldman Sachs and PwC where he advised many Fortune 500 financial services and manufacturing firms. Ed also co-founded and exited two technology startups in the late 90's early 2000's.
Ed holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BS in Finance and Information Technology from New York University.

Eliana is an attorney in the Intellectual Property Group at Nixon Peabody LLP, where she co-chairs the AI, Web3, and Metaverse in IP Team.

Eliana focuses her practice on trademarks, copyrights, and technology transactions, and her passion lies in the rapidly evolving fields of NFTs, AI, and emerging technologies.

After being introduced to the blockchain, she became an avid collector of NFTs, where she witnessed the many issues involving IP. It was then that she decided to use her unique ability to translate complex IP issues into actionable solutions to empower innovators in various industries. Prior to joining Nixon, Eliana practiced as a Trademark Attorney for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Eliana believes in the mission of her practice group- “innovation is the currency of our practice.”

Emily Landon, better known as 'The Crypto Recruiter' has an intense passion for the blockchain, gaming, AI, compliance, and crypto world and helping people get jobs in the space. With 7 years of recruitment experience under her belt, including 4 years in the thrilling web3 ecosystem, She’s orchestrated the perfect matches for over 275 talented individuals in crypto jobs.

She’s not your average recruiter; She’s on a mission to shape and grow cultures, not just teams and help people find the RIGHT fit, not just any old job. Her style? Think positive, bubbly, and refreshingly honest. You'll always get the unfiltered truth and transparent direction.

Why did she dive into the world of crypto recruiting? It was a New Year's resolution that transformed into a 20 person team, 36k followers and over a 120k candidates reach. She firmly believes that recruiting can be an enjoyable journey when paired with the right recruiter. Quality over quantity she’s here to help you discover remarkable opportunities, not just any old job.

Ready to explore new opportunities? Connect with her on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/thecryptorecruiter

Erika is an attorney, legal engineer and finance professional with 14+ years of experience working with organizations ranging from international investment banks to multi-billion dollar technology startups.

She is an advocate for her client’s goal of maximizing value whether in the courtroom or an investment portfolio. This desire led to acquiring deep knowledge of how tokenization and blockchain technologies are affecting finance and the law. Beginning with crypto-finance, she has become an expert in topics ranging from tokenization and supply chains to NFTs and smart contracts and how they affect a company's profitability and growth.

Over the past two years, she has worked on the frontline of blockchain regulatory law and become intimately knowledgeable on the changing global regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency, working directly with several regulatory governing bodies and leading legal blockchain authorities. Through extensive access to leading industry players, she came to believe in the need for greater adoption of emerging blockchain solutions by legacy institutions and the need for strong regulatory solutions that protect consumers but still encourage innovation.

In addition to her work with Nomic, Erika also serves as an Executive Team Lead for the Tokenized Commodities Council where she is spearheading the creation of a digital commodities taxonomy and as a Mentor for the WAC (Web3 Arts & Culture) Fellowship, where she helps arts institutions navigate the blockchain ecosystem.

Her work is driven by a desire to create agency in a technological world, support physical engagement, ensure safety and security, expand a sense of ownership in the world we inhabit, and facilitate the preservation of assets and memories.

Gabriella Kusz currently serves as the Sr. Director of Operations at the Digital Dollar Project - a neutral, non-profit forum focused on exploring digital innovation in money and future-proofing the U.S. Dollar in a world of decentralized and centralized sovereign and non-sovereign digital currency networks. Ms. Kusz previously served as CEO of the Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association, a global voluntary self-regulatory association for the industry. In this capacity she has earned accolades by Wirex on their Rising Women in Crypto Power List 2022, by CoinGape as one of their Top Crypto CEOs in the World, and most recently by the American Banker as one of the 20 ‘Most Influential Women in Fintech 2023’ award. Given her strong focus on small and medium business development, the Global DCA heavily emphasized capacity building advisory work. Due to this emphasis, the Global DCA competed against and beat for-profit firms to receive the Corporate Livewire Innovation Award for 'Cryptocurrency Advisory Company of the Year."

Prior to joining the Global DCA, Gabriella Kusz served as the Principal for Strategic Initiatives at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) where, in addition to other areas, she supported the profession’s leadership and innovation in the digital era and in sustainability. Her role as IFAC Principal as well as Senior Manager emphasized supporting the four international standards setting boards which operate under the auspices of IFAC (IAASB, IPSASB, IESBA and IAESB) to advance adoption and implementation of international standards in 100+ jurisdictions around the world. Under her care, IFAC developed and implemented the roll out plan in 100+ countries around the world for the amended International Standards of Quality Management (ISQM).

Her background has largely included working in international financial sector reform and economic growth including working with the World Bank Group Governance Global Practice where she was responsible for leading the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting (CGFR) workstream for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and advancing the dual goals of the World Bank: poverty reduction and shared prosperity. She has also co-led USAID Projects which not only emphasized international standards but the measurement and reporting of alignment / adoption and implementation of international standards through benchmarking and indexing. Her experience spans 56 countries and has fostered the growth of 28 self-regulating associations around the world.

Gabriella is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia, holds her Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University, her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelors of Accounting from the University of Dayton as well as certificates in International Financial Reporting Standards (AICPA), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certificate in Sustainability Reporting Standards and is one credit shy of her Certificate in Arabic Language and Cultures from the University of Chicago. Gabriella recently concluded her year-long service as an Emerging Leader with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and presently sits on the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Alumni Board. Gabriella is fluent in English and Spanish and has a beginning level of knowledge in Arabic.

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Getty Hill is the co-founder of GFX Labs, a software development and research company based in Chicago. GFX Labs launched Oku, the advanced trading interface for Uniswap v3, and has been heavily involved in the governance of Uniswap and other leading protocols.

GIVENS (they/he) is a Chicago based experiential
designer, creative director, professional musician, DJ, and software developer armed with a BA in Fine Arts
from St. Mary's College, and a graduate of Northwestern University's coding progam. They create interactive and immersive experiences that consist of
experimental light, architectural, and furniture design, audio visual art, 3D/2D animation, and full stack + augmented reality software development, in addition to music compositionand artistic direction. Their work
has been shown in various capacities, including a permanent art Installation at Pier Park in South Bend Indiana. Their work has also notably been shown for Redbull at the Dance your style US National Championship, Summer Smash Music Festival, SXSW,
The LINE Hotel Austin, TX, Expo Chicago, Public Works Gallery inChicago, and Bishop Arts Gallery in
Brooklyn, NY.

Outside of their solo ventures they are the founder of GIVENS Studio, a chairman and executive board member at the South Bend Museum of Art, a board member of the the artist residency program for the ATX based non-profit Brown State of Mind, and the creative director of the Chicago fashion Coalition, and is apart of the DJ duo Black Club.

Creative Director / Web3 artist

As a Marketing Manager at Decasonic, Grace has a strong focus on community building, and is committed to the vision of web3 becoming seamlessly integrated into the lives of everyday consumers. Grace prioritize creating connections and fostering communities that embrace web3 technology to enhance people's daily experiences. Grace has a background in blockchain hackathons and international AI software sales, this background helps her navigate the dynamic world of Web3. Having actively participated in blockchain hackathons, Grace has honed her problem-solving skills and gained valuable insights into the practical applications of Web3. Additionally, her experience in international AI software sales has equipped her with a keen business acumen and an understanding of market dynamics. Grace is interested in the future of luxury fashion, branding, and commerce.

Cofounder Wander Labs. Formerly Risk & Data @ Coinbase, Binance US, Moonpay, & Wyre. Founder of the Cambridge NFT Meetup. Moonbirds Holder. fxhash enthusiast.

Harry Zhang is the co-founder & CMO of Web3 dev education platform HackQuest and builder community Moonshot Commons.

Ittai Svidler is a co-founder of Den, the fastest multisig for onchain teams.

Partner at Cosimo Capital, a digital asset investment firm based in Chicago

https://cosimo.fund

Cofounder & CTO @ EthSign
Adjunct Blockchain Lecturer @ USC

I am a Senior Research Scientist at Veridise, specializing in building formal methods tools to enable both automatic bug finding and verification. I received my PhD in programming languages at the University of Washington, studying with Emina Torlak. I completed my undergraduate degree at UT Austin, where I studied formal methods with Isil Dillig.

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James Quinn is a senior advisor at Q9, a digital asset investment and SaaS platform
delivering cutting edge solutions and capabilities to crypto and financial services firms. He is
also founder of Horizon Partners, a business consultancy network.

James is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur having led financial services businesses and
new ventures across multiple asset classes in Asia, North and South America. He has 25
years of experience in capital markets and fintech with a focus on client service, trading and
risk management.  

Before joining Q9, James previously served as Managing Director at Deutsche Bank in
equity derivatives, leading their index trading business across APAC. He has also held
senior positions at Credit Suisse and The MTI Company.

James holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business in analytical finance, statistics and economics.

Jessica Levesque is the Executive Director at C4. She has worked in the Bitcoin, Ethereum, open blockchains, and web3 space since 2017. She previously held positions as the CEO for Andreas M. Antonopoulos, VP of Education for Empowered Law, and as an Associate Dean with the City Colleges of Chicago.

Joe Petrungaro is a Network Infrastructure Engineer with over 11 years of industry experience. He career began in Marine Corps Communications, where he worked with numerous facets of traditional network infrastructure, satellite communication, and ANW2 digital radios. After four years of honorable service, Joe transitioned to the realm of enterprise networking. Since then, he has held various roles in managed services and as an independent consultant, focusing on design and integration of core routing/switching, high density wireless deployments, and network security. Joe's hobbies consist of playing guitar, contributing to the DeWi community, and coding.

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Josh joined the Flow team in 2019 to help design the Cadence programming language and leads development on Cadence Smart Contracts development standards. Josh developed and maintains many important smart contracts in the Flow ecosystem such as the original NBA Top Shot contracts, the flow epoch smart contracts, and the FlowToken smart contract.

Josh completed his B.Sc from Purdue University in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2015.  Post-graduation, Josh worked in verification engineering for the Apple Mac performance team and for IBM server hardware.  In 2017, he co-founded Modular Inc.  At Modular, he helped write a standard library of Smart Contracts for Ethereum Development, including the first implementation of the Interactive ICO protocol.

Token Design expert, advisor, and investor @ Outlier Ventures

Katherine Kirkpatrick is the Chief Legal Officer of Cboe Digital. Prior to joining Cboe Digital, Katherine was General Counsel of Maple Finance, a capital-efficient corporate debt marketplace which facilitates crypto institutional borrowing via liquidity pools funded by the DeFi ecosystem. Before going “full-time crypto,” Katherine was a partner in the Special Matters and Government Investigations practice at King & Spalding, where she co-chaired the firm’s Financial Services Industry of Focus and the FinTech, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency working group. In private practice, Katherine represented corporations and individuals under investigation by a large number of regulators, including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, NFA, OFAC, FINRA, state AGs, the NY DFS, the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the OCC, and the Fed. Katherine has extensive experience with digital assets and is a frequent writer and speaker on DeFi, cryptocurrency regulatory developments, anti-money laundering, and blockchain-related compliance. Katherine’s comments have been featured in publications such as the Financial Times, the American Banker, Coindesk, Reuters, and many others. In 2021, Katherine was recognized as “40 Under 40” by both Global Investigations Review and Benchmark Litigation.

Katherine earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, where she serves on the Executive Advisory Committee of the board.

Katia Kobylinski is a Strategy & Partnerships Fellow at the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association, a global voluntary self-regulatory association for Web3, where she focuses on helping traditional and Web3 companies harness opportunities brought about by emerging technologies such as blockchain. Katia is excited about the potential of Web3 to reinvent business models, improve transparency, build trust, and reach the next billion. She has experience working with Big Tech, fintech, DeFi/ReFi start-ups and DAOs as well as non-profit organizations and the public sector.

Katia holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Masters in Economics from the University of Warsaw, Poland, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Economic Relations & Diplomacy from the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic. Katia is fluent in English, Czech/Slovakian, Polish, and is working hard on her French.

Katrina is a co-founder of PizzaDAO and has been working in the Web3 space for several years as a builder and advisor onboarding individuals and Fortune500 brands.

Product Manager, Coinbase Institutional Financing
Senior Product Advisor, Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol (SBP)

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Developer Relations Engineer @ Edge & Node, working on The Graph
Buidler @ Buidl Guidl, working on Scaffold-ETH

Kin is the founder of Idiotb0x, a fledgling startup working at the intersection of AI and web3 and was a founding member of the Defiant Pixel Society.

Kin has been pulling at the thread of web3 since 2018 trying to take in the full potential of blockchain as a new medium akin to digital marble. He spent much of that time in the NFT scene as an ENS maxi and fairy, with a collection of on-chain pixel art only rivaled by Moderats. He is a poet of sorts having founded Cipher - a collectible hip hop platform, a pixel artist and occasional raider in the Raid Guild.

Mission:

I believe that we can make the world more productive, trustworthy, and safe by accelerating the adoption of automation, blockchain, and cybersecurity tools. I believe these are the tools to help drive much needed change to make the world more equitable for everyone.

I think this decade will introduce a new generation of market forces that will wreak havoc on conventional models which are already in decline. Society has gotten this far by valuing profits over people, lets imagine how much further we can go by valuing people over profits.

Experience:

Koushik graduated from Rose-Hulman in 2006 with a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering. He started his career in cybersecurity through performing penetration tests on banks to identify vulnerabilities and provide remediation guidance. Koushik is also an accomplished speaker and advisor on information security and risk management. His career spans multiple industries including crypto, finance, risk, compliance, healthcare, energy, data science, and government.

Koushik currently spends his time in the digital asset and blockchain space with projects that help grow awareness around powerful tools like cryptocurrency, NFTs, and smart contracts. He loves challenges and puzzles.

“blockchain is truth, everything else is a game of telephone” - Koushik

Kris Klaich is an entrepreneur/international development consultant-turned crypto asset enthusiast, having worked in economic development and international security in the Middle East and Central/Southeast Asia. His travel to 84 countries brought him face to face with the dearth of opportunities available to many simply by the lottery of birth and developed in me a joy for cultural exchange.

Beginning in early 2020 Kris became inexorably drawn into the digital asset universe and its potential to level playing fields, enable voices to be heard uncensored and provide access to new forms of value and economic activity indiscriminately. Kris is fascinated both by the solutions it promises across nearly every industry in the world as well as its breathtaking acceleration of innovation exploding in a thousand vectors. This inspired him to first become a Certified Bitcoin Professional, and now obtain a Masters in Blockchain and Digital Currency at the University of Nicosia Institute for the Future and Republic Realm Academy’s certificate in Metaverse Technologies. He loves sharing what he has learned and connecting friends and colleagues around the world with educational and platform tools that facilitate their transition to the digital economy.

Lauren Tierney is a venture investor at Decasonic, a web3 venture, and digital assets fund based in Chicago. In her role at Decasonic, she focuses on finding outlier founders across her theses that focus on web3 commerce, web3 fashion, and web3 wellness amongst others. Lauren feels that for web3 to truly reach mainstream consumers it has to solve a web2 problem with web3 technology and/or make someone's life 10x daily life better. She sees commerce, fashion, and wellness as ways to revolutionize consumers' experiences and genuinely make consumers’ lives better in ways they cannot ignore. On her podcast, Allowlist, Lauren sits down with founders and her co-hosts to discuss similar use cases. Allowlist is a weekly podcast about the future of consumers - the companies creating it, the technologies powering it, and the VCs funding it co-hosted by Stef Caldwell. They cover topics from web3, AI, and blockchain technologies to broader movements we see in consumer trends.

Influencer and content creator in the cryptocurrency industry, Lea helps people go from confused to confident when learning about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, web3, and NFT’s. She’s been featured in Bloomberg, The Times, Vice, Time Magazine, NY Post, ELLE, Vogue Business, a Super Bowl 2020 commercial and more. She’s best known for her weekly news recap video called The Crypto Minute.

Research and Operations Lead at EthSign

Full-stack engineer with previous experience at Goldman Sachs and Manta Network. Winner of multiple hackathon prizes. Background in computer science and UI/UX design. Expertise in community building.

I am co-founder and Manager of Cosimo Capital, a liquid token fund.

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My name is Marquan Jones, I am a brand strategist and technology innovation consultant, as well as the president of the Chicago Fashion Coalition. With my background in sociology and community development, I bring a unique perspective on the intersection of fashion and technology.

My work focuses on the transformative potential of emerging technologies in various industries. I strive to leverage technology to create positive change and empower individuals and communities within the fashion space.

As someone deeply interested in technology and its potential impact, I naturally gravitated toward exploring the emerging trends in the digital space. NFTs and Web3 caught my attention because they represent a paradigm shift in the way we think about ownership, creativity, and value exchange. The idea of digital assets and decentralized systems fascinated me. I saw an opportunity to explore how these concepts could reshape the fashion industry and open up new possibilities for designers, creators, and consumers.

Maxwell DeGregorio is an Associate at the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute. DeGregorio works on the Institute’s FinTech Program, which focuses on access to capital, financial inclusion, compliance, and transparency. He writes the “FinTech in Focus” newsletter and assists in programming for the FinTech team. Prior to his work at the Milken Institute, DeGregorio worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Markets and Governance at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School for Public and International Affairs where he completed his Master’s in International Development. DeGregorio led the Center’s Afghanistan Asylum Taskforce and researched the institutional design of central banks in emerging economies. He also holds a BS in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

McDonald is currently leading Web3 and innovation at VMLY&R COMMERCE. He is working with agency clients to assist them in their collaborations with brands, social platforms, and emerging channels. McDonald's main responsibility is to guide clients towards the forefront of the future of commerce in the Web3 space. McDonald has a strong knowledge of gaming and web 3 culture, which allows him to use his expertise to deliver innovative solutions that enable clients to stay ahead of the game in this rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Current Clients: Coca-Cola, Mondelez, General Mills, Molson Coors Ford, WPP OpenX Team

With a portfolio of successful projects, McDonald has led award-winning activations for some of the biggest names in the industry, including American Express, Verizon, AT&T, Mondelez, and McDonald's.

In 2011, McDonald founded Ghostskate, a community-based skate organization with locations in New York, Chicago, and Web3 space. The organization has grown to become the largest skate meet-up group in the United States. McDonald is a multi-talented individual, who brings his passion for learning and growth to his work as a creative director. He is also an artist, writer, designer, wrestling coach, and part-time stand-up comedian.

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building the next web @ratlabs_

Product managers with Project Catalyst, a revolutionary Web3 innovation engine and one of the world's most significant decentralized grant funds
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpmcnulty/

Ming is a quantitative researcher with specialization in DeFi and tokenomics. He is currently a graduate student at University of Chicago studying computational economics.

Previously Ming has worked as a researcher at Nethermind and Polygon.

https://www.mingxuanhe.xyz/

Mr. Sazón, also known as Sazón, is a leading voice in the world of Web3 technology, with a focus on Web3 community and gaming/art. As a skilled artist and creative entrepreneur, he brings a unique perspective to his content, blending his knowledge of Web3 with his passion for gaming, art, and music!

Nathaniel Stern is a Professor, Researcher, Director of UWM Startup Challenge + Autism Brilliance Lab.

He has produced and collaborated on projects ranging from ecological, participatory, and online interventions, interactive, immersive, and mixed reality environments, to prints, sculptures, videos, performances. and hybrid forms. His first book, Interactive Art and Embodiment: The Implicit Body as Performance (Gylphi 2013), takes a close look at the stakes for interactive and digital art, and Ecological Aesthetics: artful tactics for humans, nature, and politics (Dartmouth 2018) is a creative and scholarly collection of stories about art, artists, and their materials, which argues that ecology, aesthetics, and ethics are inherently interconnected, and together act as the cornerstone for all contemporary arts practices.

He has been featured in the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Guardian UK, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Washington Post, Daily News, BBC’s Today show, WIRED, Boing Boing, Gizmodo, PetaPixel, M Magazine, Time, Forbes, Fast Company, Scientific American, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Leonardo Journal of Art, Science and Technology, Rhizome, Furtherfield, Turbulence, and more.

Navneet, co-founder at Vennity, a blockchain-based gamified mapping platform for brand engagement, also serves as Finance/Strategy Lead at Google, with experience in geo-expansion and global public sector teams. Prior to Google, he worked in management consulting, focusing on Fortune 500 Energy clients, and in Investment Banking handling cross-border middle-market M&A deals. Navneet holds an MBA with an Entertainment Specialization from UCLA Anderson and a BS in Finance/Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Beyond work, he enjoys international road trips, options trading, and amateur astronomy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/navneetsaxena/

Rosario Tech Law, LLC is a boutique law firm focused on companies building the new economy and changing the world.

RTL was founded by Nelson M. Rosario a tech lawyer and adjunct law professor whose commentary and analysis has been featured in the New York Times, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Law360 and other publications.

Mr. Rosario is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Mr. Rosario is focused on working with clients dealing with emerging technologies that are changing the way we think about privacy, property, and power.

Norm Hannawa is Head of Tax and Accounting Solutions at NODE40, which is a company that offers the industry’s most comprehensive crypto data analytics for accounting, tax, and financial statement platforms to create an independent, verifiable audit trail. NODE40 serves accounting firms, investment funds and other institutions with expertise involving decentralized finance and digital asset high frequency trading.

Norm has more than 20 years of experience as a tax lawyer specializing in corporate, international and financial products tax issues. Prior to joining NODE40, Norm was a Director of Tax Strategy at Chainalysis Inc. where he worked on developing tax and accounting solutions involving blockchain data for governments and accounting firms. He was also a tax partner/principal at EY’s Financial Services Office where he spent a decade advising corporations and investment funds on various tax aspects of cross-border transactions, financial products and reorganizations. Norm started his career as a law clerk to the Hon. Renato Beghe of the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, DC.

Henry is a co-founder of OpenUX, a collective of experienced UX researchers empowering teams across the entire Web3 space to increase their impact. We equip builders with context, meaning, and insight by contributing expertise and promoting an ecosystem of open source user research. We aim to overcome the siloed use of UX best practices by building in the open and encouraging collaboration and sharing of insights.

Disc golfer, governance nerd, certified dreamer.

After serving for over two years as Governance Facilitator at MakerDAO, I have embarked on the journey of governance design work. I have a passion for making things less terrible for all involved.

Pratik, is a former CIO, and has 20 years in trading markets and helped Societe Generale launch its first electronic pricing platform in emerging market currencies for NDFs. His experience in fixed income, interest rate swaps, and FX for major international banks is essential for building an electronic marketplace.

Rafa Robles is the co-founder and director of Duo. An innovation studio/lab that works to create built environment innovations for the benefit of society, Duo partners with organizations of all types through design, strategy, and innovation services, and by launching ethical real estate development and related ventures. Duo’s multicontextual design approach investigates and activates knowledge, wisdom, and beauty across a generative and evaluative process that explores Norm/Form-making. Their studio applies the lenses of economics, ecology, technology, culture, and ethics to enrich their practice and ensure that their innovations provide a societal benefit. Prior to Duo, Rafa’s work spanned design and innovation at Doblin (a Deloitte business), real estate development at Ranquist Development Group, and architecture at Studio Gang Architects. Since 2011, Rafa has produced numerous projects ranging from research to implementation across contexts and scales. His diverse body of work spans and crosses the boundaries of innovation, design, and business strategy, real estate development, urban planning, building and spatial design, digital ecosystems, visual and graphics, user experiences, and service design.

Rakesh, as the Executive Vice President of Technology at Formidium, is dedicated to enabling investment firms by leveraging cutting-edge technology, Blockchain, and AI to provide innovative Fintech solutions. I am a highly experienced professional with a remarkable track record spanning over two decades in the field of IT. I have successfully spearheaded product development, crafted ingenious business solutions, and showcased exceptional expertise in tackling complex challenges. Furthermore, my background includes substantial expertise in blockchain technology, where I have effectively executed and harnessed its potential to achieve successful outcomes.

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Developer Relations Engineer at O(1) Labs

Catalyzing a new generation of zk applications. Incubators of Mina Protocol. Creators of o1js www.o1labs.org

Ren is a research analyst at Blockworks Research. He spends his day deep in the weeds of DeFi and infrastructure while building out an institutional grade crypto research platform. Prior to this, he worked at several crypto hedge funds focusing on DeFi opportunities.

I speak about binding system and spirit in alignment with the single truth and relational universe.

My efforts coalesce at the intersection of Spirituality, Web3, AI, Political Economy, Philanthropy, and Systemic Reformation.

Past: web2 founder w/ exit, civic tech 501c3 executive director, community organizer, state senate candidate, spent past 2.5 years having 150+ conversations with place-based foundations.

Author of Self-Actualization in the Age of Crisis.

Co-founding member of SpiritDAO.

Russell From is the VP of Deployment for Hexagon Wireless, a decentralized telecommunications startup which recently deployed 21 blockchain powered cellular sites in Milwaukee. Russ previously worked as the Enterprise Services Security Specialist Lead for Tanium where he led Tanium’s Enterprise Services to enable public and private organizations to utilize Tanium’s real-time endpoint management and visibility technology. Previously, Russ was a Senior Network Security Engineer for US Cellular where he defended customers and business partners by focusing on proactive network behavior analysis, network forensics, mobile malware identification and remediation, DDoS defense, and threat intelligence automation. Russ also defended the largest electronic medical records vendor in the US as the Network Security lead on IPS, IDS, Network Decryption, Traffic Analysis, and Network Security Response on fully Micro-Segmented & Multi-Tenant infrastructure. Before moving to the defensive side of cyber security, Russ had 8 years of technical experience including being a Principal Network Engineer where he worked to build the first public cloud infrastructure for North America’s largest wireless telecommunications carrier. Russ currently holds the CISSP, GCPM, GCLD, GMON, GCIA, GCIH, and GSEC Gold certifications. Russ also has a bachelor’s from UW-Madison in Computer Engineering, an MBA from Marquette University, and was in the first class of graduates from Milwaukee’s Forward48, a public service focused leadership program. Russ’ hobbies and interests include bass fishing, residential solar, gorwing his Threefold decentralized server farm, and working on small engines.

Sam Hallene is an Investment Partner at CMT Digital. Sam joined the CMT Digital venture group at its inception in 2017 and focuses on thesis formation, deal sourcing, and ongoing portfolio relations. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Economics and Spanish.

With over 23 years of experience in the capital markets industry, I have a proven track record of delivering innovative and effective solutions for clients across various sectors and segments. I have extensive knowledge and expertise in wealth management, electronic trading, digital assets, and blockchain technologies, and I have been an early adopter and advocate of these emerging trends.

As the Executive Vice President of Business Development for Digital Wealth and Alternatives, I am responsible for creating and executing the strategy for growing and expanding the FusionIQ platform and offering.

We provide an end-to-end asset-agnostic solution for RIAs, TAMPs, Digital Advice, Self-Directed, and Model Marketplaces. I work closely with our clients, partners, and regulators to ensure we provide our customers with best-in-class service and value. I am also a leader and frequent speaker in the industry. I chair the FIX Protocol Digital Currency & Blockchain Working Group, serve as an Advisory Board Member for the Security Traders Association of Chicago, and contribute to various publications and events.

My mission is to drive innovation and growth in the digital services sector and to leverage my experience and network to support and empower the adoption and integration of digital experiences, blockchain, and alternative assets in capital markets.

Serra Angel Wei is a cryptocurrency finance executive, investor and entrepreneur with a blend of experience in both legacy & blockchain-based finance and cryptocurrencies. Ms. Wei has worked with Goldman Sachs, Passport Capital on building investment strategies, structuring M&A deals, cryptocurrency trading and custody solutions.

Sho is the CEO and founder of XVERSO.IO - a community platform for art and artists on Ethereum. XVERSO is envisioning a world where top contemporary art is accessible to everybody and are emphasizing curation, networking and building a community through XVERSO social media and live events. The team got world famous when they sold a neon sculpture depicting a blockchain hash called "Yellow Lambo" by conceptual artist Kevin Abosch within the first 10 minutes of their VIP opening for the art fair "If So, What?" at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Sho is also the former Head of Finance of Artsy, one of the leading platforms for contemporary art. By living in Silicon Valley (pre-NFT), she realized that the contemporary art world is at the cusp of a major revolution initiated through blockchain and new ways on how people want to experience, discover and invest in art.

Data analyst & visualizer, asker of questions, entrepreneur, hobby game designer, filmmaker, artist, hacker, pickleball player, & Ethereum enthusiast.

Spencer is a DAO operator, mechanism designer, and smart contract engineer. He has been enamored with Ethereum since 2017 and has worked full time for and in DAOs since 2020, primarily with Raid Guild and DAOhaus. Based on his experiences in DAOs, Spencer cofounded Hats Protocol to help DAOs and other organizations be capture-resistant and get work done effectively.

For the past eleven years, Tatiana has carried various roles in product development and management, internal audit, and external strategic management consulting. Currently, Tatiana is an IT Audit Manager at Coinbase focusing on IT, Security, Blockchain and Crypto based audits. Prior to Coinbase, Tatiana was an IT Audit Manager for PayPal covering application, product, software, infrastructure, information security, cryptocurrency and blockchain audits amongst others. Tatiana is a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds a programmed certification in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies from Oxford University’s Said Business School. Tatiana is currently based in Chicago, her hometown, where she finished a graduate degree from University of Chicago in economic development and state building.

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Creative founder with high developer empathy, communicative teammate and enthusiastic DevRel professional. I have a strong background in the Ethereum, Polygon, Filecoin & Chainlink ecosystems. Experience in mentoring and contributing to decentralized projects, passionate about fostering community engagement, and skilled in organizing events and workshops. Adept at building and maintaining complex systems, as well as real relationships with developers and key community members, globally. I want to help the next generation of developers succeed in building transformative decentralized applications.

DevRel Uni empowers individuals to break into developer relations, while also improving the overall developer experience for companies.

We aim to provide top-quality education and training programs that equip our students with the skills, knowledge, and experiences they need to excel in this growing field, while also helping companies foster stronger relationships with their developer communities.

Tippi is a highly enthusiastic and creative developer relations professional with a strong background in the Ethereum, Polygon, Filecoin & Chainlink ecosystem. Experience in mentoring and contributing to decentralized projects, passionate about fostering community engagement, and skilled in organizing events and workshops. Adept at building and maintaining relationships with developers and key community members, globally. "I want to help the next generation of developers succeed in building transformative decentralized applications."

Todd Ziegler (JD) is a seasoned business founder and decade-long c-suite transportation veteran. As the visionary of TCS, Ziegler is leading the campaign to make blockchain disintermediation the future of supply chain settlement in every transportation sector, in every nation.

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Uri Klarman, the Co-Founder and CEO of bloXroute, received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University for his pioneering research on the blockchain network layer. bloXroute - the “crown jewel” of his Ph.D. thesis, allows DeFi traders and market actors to see trading opportunities and execute them faster to make better trades.

Victor Ionescu is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Hashflow, a decentralized exchange designed for users to trade seamlessly across chains while offering zero slippage, improved pricing, and MEV-protection. Victor is a software veteran in Silicon Valley with a background in Big Tech and S1 filing. He previously led large-scale systems infrastructure projects and managed cross-functional teams at Airbnb, Facebook, and Google.

Victor strengthened his passions for coding and financial world while studying at the University of Oxford where he graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics & Computer Science.

An award-winning arts writer with expertise in crypto journalism, web3 marketing, and community development, Virginia Valenzuela boasts over 6 years of experience managing editorial teams and contributors. With a keen eye for refining content strategies, she has successfully developed and executed storytelling and thought leadership. Her work consistently encourages curiosity and engagement across various platforms. A sought-after speaker at numerous NFT conferences, Virginia regularly delivers lectures on the topics of crypto art history and the applications of NFTs in web3 for prestigious institutions like Sotheby's and the Berlin Art Institute. She has worked with SuperRare, Verse, and is currently the Head of Communications at Mint Gold Dust.

Vlad Avesalon is a co-founder and leads product and design at Vennity, a location-based digital collectibles platform. Vlad has been developing Solidity smart contracts for three years and was a software engineer in the healthcare IT space with Epic Systems prior to going full time as a founder in the web3 space.

co-founder and CEO of Icebreaker. Previously led product for consumer trading at Coinbase (advanced, pro, simple, dex) and before that led product for Google Analytics (built out a few businesses spanning identity and ads that contribute ~5% of revenues). Background in AI, privacy, and marketing at startups before that.

https://icbk.me/ens/web3pm.eth

Willea Zwey is a multidisciplinary artist and musician based in Chicago.
Drawing from her background in architecture, Willea’s artwork depicts otherworldly scenes with unconventional perspectives, surreal elements, and deep storytelling.
Since her 2021 debut in the digital art world, Willea's distinctive styles have gained global recognition, with her artwork auctioned on platforms including Sotheby's and exhibited worldwide, including Times Square, New York, Tokyo, London, Dubai, and Hong Kong.

xBohiti is a Puerto Rican musician, 2D/3D artist, regenerative organic farmer, and web 3 entrepreneur from Chicago, Illinois. xBohiti creates music meant to motivate and elevate consciousness.

xBohiti also goes by the name 'Spearit Bear' which was used when first releasing music but now that they have expanded beyond music they began using their real name: 'Bohiti' which translates to "Shaman" from the Native Borikua language in Puerto Rico.

As an Entrepreneur, xBohiti has created many different businesses throughout their career, some of which can be found at the bottom of this page.

xBohiti has an Advanced Permaculture Design Certification from the Advanced Permaculture Student Online as well as a Master's Certificate in Cannabis from Cannabis Training University, completing a Full Stack Developer Certificate and is working on new, exiting ways to put these skills to use.

Xiaochen is the CEO of FinTech4Good, a venture building firm to empower financial services through emerging technologies. He is also the Founder of AI 2030, an initiative aimed at harnessing the transformative power of AI to benefit humanity while minimizing its potential negative impact. He is also the former Global Head of Innovation & Go-To-Market with AWS. In this role, he led a team of both technical and operational staff in shaping AWS emerging technology and Web 3.0 related innovation offerings in the areas of digital assets, central bank digital currency, green finance and regulatory and supervisory technologies in supporting public sector financial institutions to achieve their missions in monetary policy, financial stability, economic growth, climate change and sustainable development. In the past 20 years, he worked with many portfolio companies in launching new offers, entering into new markets and building transformative collaborative initiatives with the most reputable organizations from all over the world to reshape the future of finance with emerging technologies.

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Founder, CEO, & Game Director of Hero Trainer | Digital Health Ecosystem for Gamers

Ylies Falcone is passionate about designing, implementing, integrating, and delivering methods and tools that help guarantee programs are safe and secure. He has more than 15 years of contributions to formal methods and software engineering, co-authoring more than 100 research papers in conferences, journals, and books. He enjoys solving problems, turning ideas into solutions, and mentoring engineers. Yliès also holds an associate Professor position at Univ. Grenoble Alpes (France).