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Garvit Goel is the Founder and CEO of Electron, a company specializing in TEE and ZK technologies, backed by leading investors including Stake Capital, Gnosis, Lambda Class, and Legion. Electron recently launched Permute, the most cost-efficient and liquid Bitcoin bridge, powered by TEE.Garvit is an experienced deeptech entrepreneur with research publications in biotechnology and advanced fluid dynamics, as well as investments in aerospace and depth-sensing. A graduate of IIT Delhi, one of Asia’s most prestigious engineering institutes, Garvit brings a multidisciplinary background and a proven track record in building frontier technology ventures.

Garvit Goel is the Founder and CEO of Electron, a company specializing in TEE and ZK technologies, backed by leading investors including Stake Capital, Gnosis, Lambda Class, and Legion. Electron recently launched Permute, the most cost-efficient and liquid Bitcoin bridge, powered by TEE.Garvit is an experienced deeptech entrepreneur with research publications in biotechnology and advanced fluid dynamics, as well as investments in aerospace and depth-sensing. A graduate of IIT Delhi, one of Asia’s most prestigious engineering institutes, Garvit brings a multidisciplinary background and a proven track record in building frontier technology ventures.

Dave Sedacca, Lead of Polkadot Capital Group and Director of Finance at Parity TechnologiesDave Sedacca is the Lead of Polkadot Capital Group and sits as Director of Finance at Parity Technologies, the core development team behind Polkadot. He leads Parity's financial strategy, spanning treasury management, planning, and institutional engagement. A long-time believer in emerging tech and crypto, Dave has been actively involved in the space since 2017. Prior to joining Parity, he worked across multiple sectors, driving financial and commercial strategy

Dave Sedacca, Lead of Polkadot Capital Group and Director of Finance at Parity TechnologiesDave Sedacca is the Lead of Polkadot Capital Group and sits as Director of Finance at Parity Technologies, the core development team behind Polkadot. He leads Parity's financial strategy, spanning treasury management, planning, and institutional engagement. A long-time believer in emerging tech and crypto, Dave has been actively involved in the space since 2017. Prior to joining Parity, he worked across multiple sectors, driving financial and commercial strategy

Pavel Jakovlev is Head of Product Innovation & Growth at AMINA Bank. He has over a decade of experience driving growth and innovation across tech and Web3. Pavel helps clients from startups to scale up with strategy setting, demand generation, and partnerships to drive business expansion and innovation in Web3. With specialist communication skills, Pavel brings confidence to clients in fostering and maintaining meaningful relationships. Pavel is determined to use his passion for emerging technologies, and their practical application in the commercial environment to deliver efficiency, productivity, and sustainable growth for some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects in the Web3 space.

Pavel Jakovlev is Head of Product Innovation & Growth at AMINA Bank. He has over a decade of experience driving growth and innovation across tech and Web3. Pavel helps clients from startups to scale up with strategy setting, demand generation, and partnerships to drive business expansion and innovation in Web3. With specialist communication skills, Pavel brings confidence to clients in fostering and maintaining meaningful relationships. Pavel is determined to use his passion for emerging technologies, and their practical application in the commercial environment to deliver efficiency, productivity, and sustainable growth for some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects in the Web3 space.

David Tomasian is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and the founder of Zuko Capital. Beginning as an investor, David took over as CEO of Curious to ensure it was designed to prioritize user autonomy and privacy. Under his leadership, Curious has been built from the ground up as a privacy-first AI that combines encrypted, user-owned data with self-sovereign AI agents that learn from the individual but remain inaccessible to third parties.

David Tomasian is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and the founder of Zuko Capital. Beginning as an investor, David took over as CEO of Curious to ensure it was designed to prioritize user autonomy and privacy. Under his leadership, Curious has been built from the ground up as a privacy-first AI that combines encrypted, user-owned data with self-sovereign AI agents that learn from the individual but remain inaccessible to third parties.

Steven Bernstein, ASC, DGA, WGA is an award-winning feature film director and screenwriter, shaping some of the most visually striking films of the past 40 years. His work on the Academy Award-winning film Monster and on Like Water for Chocolate has earned global recognition. He is a recipient of the American Film Institute Award, the Sloan Award (for writing and directing), the Cannes Golden Lion (for commercials), and is an ASC nominee for outstanding cinematography.  He has worked on over 50 feature films. He wrote and directed several groundbreaking  feature films with major talent (John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, Helen Hunt and many more). His podcast Filmmakerandfans, about the creative process in film production, is listened to by millions.

Steven Bernstein, ASC, DGA, WGA is an award-winning feature film director and screenwriter, shaping some of the most visually striking films of the past 40 years. His work on the Academy Award-winning film Monster and on Like Water for Chocolate has earned global recognition. He is a recipient of the American Film Institute Award, the Sloan Award (for writing and directing), the Cannes Golden Lion (for commercials), and is an ASC nominee for outstanding cinematography.  He has worked on over 50 feature films. He wrote and directed several groundbreaking  feature films with major talent (John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, Helen Hunt and many more). His podcast Filmmakerandfans, about the creative process in film production, is listened to by millions.