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Patrick Colangelo is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur, known for his ventures in private equity and blockchain. He co-founded the Nesa Protocol, a Layer-1 network for decentralized AI, and leads Black Diamond Capital Investors.

Marco Di Maggio is a finance researcher and economist specializing in financial markets, fintech, and digital assets. He co-founded the Nesa Protocol and is a professor at Imperial College Business School.

Richard Liu is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor with experience in software engineering, product development, venture investing, and blockchain infrastructure. He co-founded Leap.ai and Huma Finance.

Jake Stolarski is the founder and CEO of NERO Chain, known for his expertise in trading, digital assets, and blockchain technology, holding degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering. He has led multiple initiatives in the Web3 space.

Mitchell Nicholson is a renowned economist and blockchain policy specialist, currently a core contributor to the Sierra Foundation and founder of Garden City Advisory, with expertise in digital assets and CBDCs.

Andre Cronje is the founder of Flying Tulip, creator of Yearn Finance and Keep3r Network, originating technical architect of Fantom’s working network, later a director of Fantom, and former Chief Technology Officer and board member of Sonic Labs.

Eric Wang is a co-founder of Theseus AI Labs. His career spans blockchain infrastructure, venture investment, and developing strategic partnerships within the decentralized technology landscape.

Alexander Sudeykin is a software developer and entrepreneur, co-founding the EVAA Protocol and working on The Open Network ecosystem projects like TONFT.

Vlad Kamyshov is a seasoned blockchain developer and co-founder of EVAA Protocol. With experience in risk management and financial modeling, he has led innovations in decentralized finance across diverse blockchain ecosystems.

George Cao is a finance expert, co-founder, and former CEO of AscendEX, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange. He is known for blending traditional finance expertise with innovative crypto strategies, significantly influencing the crypto space.

Luke Martinez is a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, actively involved in philanthropic activities with United Way Austin and Caritas of Austin.

Josh Ward is a seasoned sales executive with over 15 years' experience in SaaS and cloud hosting, currently Senior Director of Sales at OVHcloud, known for his strategic leadership in driving revenue growth and building successful sales teams.

Kelvin Koh is the Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO of The Spartan Group, a crypto investment firm. A veteran with over 20 years in finance, he was formerly...

A Florida-based programmer, known for making the first real-world Bitcoin transaction by purchasing two pizzas for 10,000 BTC and his early contributions to Bitcoin's development.

Jaewon Cho is an Executive Editor at IQ.wiki, noted for his specialization in cryptocurrency and blockchain content and past engineering work in the Oil & Gas i...

Paul Grewal is the Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Facebook, and former U.S. Magistrate Judge.

Luana Lopes Lara is a Brazilian entrepreneur and the co-founder of the prediction market platform, Kalshi. In December 2025, she became the world's youngest fem...

Anna Kazlauskas is the founder of Vana and OpenData Labs, focusing on collaborative AI and decentralized data management.

Damola Olutoke is a Nigerian software engineer. His career includes roles as a Technical Integrations Lead at Sidebrief and a Software Engineer at IQ.wiki. He i...

Navin Vethanayagam is the Chief Brain of IQ and the co-founder IQ's KRWQ, the first Korean won stablecoin.

Giovanni Capriglione is a Texas State Representative and President of the Texas Blockchain Council, recognized for his roles in technology policy, blockchain advocacy, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Adam Leaman is the Chief Client Officer at Zero Hash, focusing on capital markets infrastructure and digital asset services. His career spans electronic trading and building regulated financial infrastructure.

Tom Zschach is a seasoned technology executive serving as Chief Innovation Officer at SWIFT. With over 20 years in financial technology, he specializes in driving innovation across the financial industry.

An established figure in the blockchain landscape, Vet combines his expertise in data analytics and infrastructure development to support the XRP Ledger ecosystem, currently serving as a Director at the XRP Ledger Foundation.