Blockchain
Fest 2021

He was also the Marketing Lead of Huobi Global, leading the team into market expansions in different markets, he was the organizer of Blockchain Festival Vietnam, garnering 1626 attendees, 30 vip speakers and 52 media delegates. 
Prior to this, he was a digital strategist in the banking sector and growth specialist in startups. Ethan graduated with Bachelor of Business Marketing from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. 
- Ex Huobi Global Marketing Lead 
- Digital Strategist from traditional bank 
- Extensive experience in growth marketing and lean startup 
- Southeast Asia regional expansion experience

wonderhero.io

Thomas leads the Product Strategy, Product Management and Product Marketing teams across Polymath’s product portfolio. Prior to joining Polymath, Thomas was Director of Product Management at Extreme Networks where he led Extreme’s Software and Cloud offerings. Prior to Extreme Networks, Thomas was VP, Business Development & Strategic Alliances at BlueCat Networks. Thomas holds a master’s degree from Toulouse University.

Marc Taverner is the executive director of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (inatba.org), the pre-eminent nonprofit organization supporting the growth of DLT & blockchain technologies. INATBA does this by engaging public and private audiences to address and reduce frictions that inhibit market growth.

As Executive Director, Marc works with INATBA’s members to host bilateral conversations between governments (including the European Commission) and companies to inform policies and regulations and advance the international adoption of blockchain. Marc has been active in the global blockchain ecosystem for more than six years, working across 20 countries, engaging with organisations from core cryptocurrency companies to governments and financial institutions, to large corporates and industry associations.

Prior to joining INATBA, he was the Global Ambassador and head of Business Development for the Bitfury Group, one of Europe’s largest blockchain unicorns.
To INATBA he brings a unique set of experiences gained from a career in start-ups and industry-leading companies. The founder of a successful modem distribution company, Nuvo, Marc has held leadership roles with many top technology companies, including Genesys Conferencing, the world's largest provider of unified communications services, and Promethean, a market leader in educational technology solutions.

Oriol works as a Management Consultant at AirHelp, Advisor for a Hong Kong-based FinTech company, ixFintech, Strategic Advisor at a Hong Kong-based WealthTech company, ETFCool, Strategic Advisor at ScallopX and FinTech Mentor at F10 Incubator & Accelerator, Singapore.

Oriol is member of the Blockchain, Digital Banking and Greater Bay Area Committees at the Fintech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), as well as the Singapore Fintech Association (SFA).

He is Fellow at the Digital Euro Association (D€A) and at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

Irina S. Litchfield is President of Lumeria, Pre-IPO IR firm.

She is founder of BlockchainCube, DLT consulting firm. She is a senior advisor at SpaceFund, advisor at ProChain Capital and founding advisor at ABE, global securities exchange. She cofounded payments/gaming company in 2005.

Early to the blockchain space, she cofounded a bitcoin exchange in 2013 and later built an online bank. Passionate about innovation technology, positive social capital and democratization of space, investments and opportunities,
Irina often speaks as a subject matter expert. She is an organizer of ARRA global innovations summit, co-orgonizer of BitAngelsTexas and columnist at CoinRivet

You can reach her linkedin.com/in/irina-litchfield-b50352131

Developing strategic partnerships in Blockchain based invoicing and crypto currency payments, sourcing relationships in DeFi and traditional finance, and identifying new revenue opportunities.
Responsible for shaping and developing business and partnership strategies, negotiating and closing deals and working closely with the Product, Engineering and Marketing.

Topic:
The One stop shop for simplified Crypto Management

Henrik Gebbing Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Finoa, a FinTech focusing on Banking Services for Blockchain-based Digital Assets. Prior, Henrik worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company, serving financial institutions and high-tech companies across the globe.

He started his career with a dual degree in the high-tech branch of Siemens AG. Henrik earned a B.A. in Int. Management & Finance (Germany), was granted a Fulbright Scholarship for his M.Sc. in Marketing at Golden Gate University (USA), and earned an MBA from IE Business School (Spain).

Topic:
Building a company that strives to bring sense and calm to the ever-changing blockchain ecosystem by bridging the gap between institutional investors, corporations and the wider crypto community

Maria Paula is an Advisor to the Board of Directors at Golem Network, and in addition, serves as the Founder and Managing Director of ETHBerlin/ Department of Decentralization. Maria Paula has been a part of the crypto community since early 2017, joining the Web3 Foundation/Polkadot on their very early days.

In her spare time, María Paula leverages the Department of Decentralization/ETHBerlin collective to explore different verticals of the community, from social experiments such as the Berlin culture and hacking festivals, to project managing the Ethereum Görli Testnet. One of the favorite topics to cover is the intersection of technology and art - having published the two most comprehensive reports on the matter and curated and produced several art exhibitions and educational initiatives.

Through her work and adjacent projects, as well as consulting for several other projects and individuals in the Blockchain space, her goal is to educate and inspire individuals from all backgrounds to get involved in the community.

Topic:
DeFi’s domino effect on NFTs, Blockchain and Web 3.0 adoption.

Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/mar%C3%ADa-paula-fern%C3%A1ndez-no-social-selling-please-a96a8034

Jesus Rodriguez is a technology expert, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and internationally recognized speaker and author.

A computer scientist by background, Jesus is the CEO at IntoTheBlock, a platform that leverages advanced machine learning to understand and predict crypto-asset markets.

Jesus is also the Chief Scientist and Managing Partner at Invector Labs, a development studio focused on leveraging artificial intelligence in real world applications. In addition to his operational work, Jesus is a guest lecturer at Columbia University where he teaches topics related to AI and data science.

Jesus’s career includes several successful exits as an entrepreneur in the enterprise software space and tenures building cloud systems at Microsoft and quantitative trading platforms for several Wall Street hedge funds.
Jesus has been the recipient of several industry awards including the Inc. 500 and Stevie Awards for American and international business.
He serves as a board member in several enterprise software companies and is an investor in over a dozen of startups.

Stefan Gergely is the Head of the Mobile Blockchain & Advanced Technologies Department of Zitec. Stefan founded Aurus.io, a fintech company that built a 100% gold-backed cryptocurrenc; ATA, the Romanain Association of Advanced Technologies as well as other tech startups. Stefan co-founder Udevoffice, one the first agencies to develop blockchain technology, which was recently acquired by Zitec, one the largest development agencies in Romania.

Topic:
How to built a legit crypto startup, etc.
It's time for blockchain to enter the mainstream tech world
What PoCs we built for big companies to show added value of blockchain for their businesses
-> Transavia Airlines: we build a proof of concept to show how blockchain can improve the in-airport experience with a ticket "zero knowledge proof" solution
-> Identity solution for Armenia for the UNDP
-> etc
-> How to find the ideal blockchain use case for your company
-> How to integrate crypto into your business

Mariana Founded and manages Infiom, a global consensus blockchain economy for creation of DeFi, NFTs, and Consensus Blockchain Ventures. Prior to Infiom, she was the Managing Director of BitAngels, the first crypto angel network formed in 2013 that invested in launch of Ethereum. She is an Advisor to SuperWorld, Open Therapeutics, Alysida Health, uPrime, and System9.

Mariana was EVP Business Development for NTN Buzztime, Inc. (AMEX:NTN) and Head of Business Development, Content Aggregation and Programming for MediaZone, a broadband video company launched and owned by NASPERS Internet (largest investor in Tencent). Mariana also founded and directed the Digital Media Incubator at KPMG LLP. Portfolio companies raised angel investments from Michael Jackson, Beny Alagem, Al Copeland, IdeaLab, David Gefen, Brian Singer, Bob Daly, Jeff Pollack of Handprint Entertainment and John Gee, Executive Director of NASA Ames Research Incubator, and VC funding from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Intel, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Dell, Panasonic, and Chase Capital Partners.

Mariana served on the New Media Board and serves on the International Committee of the Producers’ Guild of America and is a member of the Television Academy. Mariana served on the Board of the Tim Draper’s Zone Ventures Club and on the Mayor Riordan’s Digital Coast Roundtable.

Topic:
Earn Revenue in NFTs, DeFi and Consensus Blockchain Ventures

Aly Madhavji 穆亚霖 is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier startups. He is a Limited Partner on Loyal VC and Draper Goren Holm. Aly consults organizations on emerging technologies such as INSEAD and the UN on solutions to help alleviate poverty. He is a Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD and was recognized as a “Blockchain 100” Global Leader by Lattice80.

He is an internationally acclaimed author, publishing three books and a monthly columnist for the leading blockchain magazine. Aly serves as a board member of CryptoStar Corp. (TSXV: CSTR), Mechanical Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MKTY) and has served on various advisory boards including the University of Toronto’s Governing Council, which manages a $2.5B budget. He is a mentor with Chinaccelerator, an elite accelerator program operated by the venture fund SOSV with $855M+ AUM and the Mobile Only Accelerator (MOX).

Aly holds a Master of Global Affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar from Tsinghua University (清华大学), a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD (Singapore and France), and a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Toronto.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alymadhavji

Topic:
How Blockchain is driving an ROI in various industries

Jan Robert is CEO & Co-founder of CryptoAcademy The Netherlands, which serves as bridge to the Crypto market for investors and traders. Thanks to his huge sales and networking skills, he has an extensive international professional network ranging from crypto currencies, Blockchain and ICO’s/projects. Jan Robert is also member of several Advisory Boards and organizes frequently Meetups and Seminars to get people acquainted with interesting Blockchain Projects. Jan Robert is also an internationally frequently asked keynote speaker/ moderator in the area of Crypto Currency Trading and ICO’s and blockchain. As great influencer on Social Media with more than 10,000 followers on LinkedIn, Jan Robert is helping projects to expand its global branding, recognition and strengthening its position. CryptoAcademy is the perfect fit for projects and crypto event organizers to connect with the crypto community. For projects: to create more liquidity in coins.

Topic:
How to invest profitably in the Crypto Market in Bull and Bear Markets.

I am the founder of XValley Technologies Ltd, a firm with vast tailor-made services focused on developing trading software for diverse global clientele within the financial industry. Upon completing my education of BSc in Computer Science and MSc in Finance in London, I acquired an excellent track record for developing financial technology projects.
I am an entrepreneur at heart, with extensive expertise in the industry for over 12 years. Prior to that, I worked in various major companies, including, but not limited to, FxPro, PrimeXM and FBME Bank, with projects in MT4, MT5, and cTrader. With a deep passion for innovative technology and career growth, I founded my own company in 2015. Since then, I have been significantly successful in forex, blockchain, banking and equity markets projects, raising the bar for innovation limits to new heights.

Experienced with an insightful understanding of innovation, Sheraz Ahmed has advised hundreds of startups on the implementation of modern practices to further their business objectives. As the Managing Partner of STORM Partners, an all-in-one solution provider, and as Head of Business Development at the Crypto Valley Association, he drives growth, collaboration, and integrity across the global blockchain ecosystem!

Mitja (Dmitry) Goroshevsky, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at TON Labs
Mitja Goroshevsky is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at TON Labs, focusing on developing core technical infrastructure for Free TON, a community-driven blockchain underpinning an open and free internet.
Before Co-Founding TON Labs in 2018, Mitja spent over two decades in the IT industry, establishing various successful businesses such as DeltaThree Communications, the first international voice over IP provider; Internet Telecom, a telecoms and enterprise-grade IP solution provider; and BrainsMatch, a Machine Learning company. Following a productive stint in the telecoms and IT space, Mitja ventured into the world of blockchain and served as the Chief Architect for US-based ShelterZoom.
Aside from his expertise in entrepreneurship, IT and blockchain, Mitja also participates in various research projects and has co-authored several patents in distributed computing.

Topic:
Building the Gateway to the Open and Free Web/Building the Operating System of Freedom