Mike A. Horton is an American engineer and entrepreneur renowned for founding GEODNET and Anello Photonics, and co-founding Crossbow Technology. He pioneered MEMS and optical gyroscopes and actively invests in next-gen tech startups.

Junjia He is a leading figure in blockchain technology, previously working as a software engineer at Uber and later contributing significantly to QuarkChain. He is known for leading various DeFi projects and his expertise in blockchain scaling.

Catrina Wang is General Partner at Portal Ventures, a leading pre-seed crypto venture firm, and draws on experience at Protocol Labs and Deloitte to combine business strategy and thematic research in backing innovative crypto protocols.

Rick Tapia is the founding partner of Restored Law, PLLC, specializing in blockchain and digital asset law. He offers legal counsel on regulatory matters and has a decade of experience in the crypto sector.