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Jeff Owens, Co-Founder of Layer1 blockchain Haven1  Jeff Owens is Co-Founder of Haven1 – an EVM-compatible L1 blockchain purpose-built to provide a secure and trusted environment for on-chain finance. Jeff was previously Co-Founder and CEO of Coinbag, which helps businesses and institutions manage and de-risk their on-chain assets. Jeff has been in the blockchain space as a builder, advisor, and investor since 2015, before which he held senior product roles at global fintech firms including travel platform Agoda and web-based telepharmacy company TelePharm. Photo link: Jeff Owens, Co-founder of Haven1 Profile Links: ● Haven1 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Haven1official  ● Jeff Owens on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffowens13/  About Haven1 Haven1 is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain designed to offer a secure and trusted environment to drive the mass adoption of on-chain finance. Incubated by the team behind digital wealth platform Yield App, Haven1 incorporates a provable identity framework and robust security guardrails at network level to provide retail, professional and institutional investors with an on-chain finance platform that facilitates innovative use cases and closes the gap between traditional finance and Web3.  To learn more about Haven1, visit https://www.haven1.org/.

Mark Lee is partner and CMO at SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives trading platform. He is the founder of Eightfive PR and has worked with startups and companies in the emerging tech space for the past several years.

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Stefan Rust is the CEO of Truflation.com: the first DRPp (Definitive Reference Point) protocol. The protocol tracks real-time data across networks, markets, and feeds that provide independent, transparent, and real-time financial and economic data, on-chain. An entrepreneur, global leader, and avid crypto-investor, Stefan has held several executive positions, most notably CEO of bitcoin.com. He first got into crypto in April 2012 and has since expanded his investment and advisory portfolio across the entire blockchain industry. About Truflation Truflation is the first DRPp (Definitive Reference Point) protocol. The protocol tracks real-time data across networks, markets, and feeds. Tracking over 18 million items with three price feeds per item, Truflation’s censorship-resistant and accessible data indices provide the necessary data infrastructure to bring about systemic advancements in the DeFi economy, empowering dApps like DEXs to open limitless markets. From speculating on prices of orange juice and uranium, to enabling BTC-denominated oil, gas, and corn prices, Truflation provides the key to unlocking a diverse array of financial markets and instruments in the Web3 world. Learn more about Truflation: www.truflation.com

Jacob Margulies is a Senior Business Development executive at Galxe, the leading platform for building web3 communities with 14 millions users and over 4,000 partners. At Galxe, he has successfully secured key partnerships with notable companies including Forbes, Linea, Optimism, Polygon, Berachain, MetaMask, and Coinbase, significantly contributing to Galxe’s growth in the community building space and cementing its spot as the leading player. He is passionate about growth and go-to-market strategies, dApps, blockchain, and digital credentials.  About Galxe: Galxe is the leading platform for building web3 communities. With over 14 million unique users and integrated across 25 different blockchains, Galxe has propelled the growth of Optimism, Polygon, Arbitrum, and more than 4,000 partners with reward-based loyalty programs. Protocols can leverage Web3 credentials from Galxe’s credential data network to power growth, issue Soul Bound Tokens, increase community engagement, boost ecosystem growth, and generate brand awareness.

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Rajiv Khemani is a serial entrepreneur and an industry leader with 25 years of experience in building and scaling businesses. He is currently co-founder & CEO of Auradine, a web infrastructure company. He is also an investor and board member in the data infrastructure, AI and software/platforms space.  Previously, Rajiv was co-founder & CEO of Innovium, a leading provider of cloud-optimized network switching solutions that was acquired by Marvell for over $1.2B in 2021. He was also co-founder and Partner at Moment Ventures, an early-stage VC firm that invests in companies that are reimagining the future of work and served on the management board of the Stanford Business School. Prior to that, Rajiv was COO at Cavium, a public semiconductor company that delivered solutions for networking, mobile, and security infrastructure markets. He helped grow Cavium from an early-stage startup to a multi-billion dollar valuation company with over $500 million in annual design wins. He also worked at Intel as a GM for the network processor business unit and at Sun Microsystems & NetApp in product management roles. Rajiv holds a BS in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MS in Computer Science from New York University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Twitter LinkedIn About Auradine Auradine is a leader in web infrastructure solutions focused on blockchain, AI, and privacy. The company is building breakthrough software, hardware and cloud solutions to enable a highly scalable, sustainable and secure infrastructure. Auradine was founded in 2022 by a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and technologists with a proven track record and deep expertise in security, SaaS, semiconductors, and systems. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit www.auradine.com. Twitter LinkedIn

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Anjali Young is the Co-Founder of Collab.Land. Anjali has been active in online communities since 1993 as both a member and in leadership positions. She has also worked as a lawyer, adjunct professor, and early tech startup employee. In addition to her interest in online communities and web3 onboarding, she has a passion for NFTs and the artists who create them. While developing her business skills and working on several passion projects, Anjali also homeschooled her two children. Her role at Collab.Land focuses on onboarding all types of tokenized projects and partners onto the platform, ensuring Collab.Land’s “community of communities” is a safe and welcoming space, and educating others about web3 ethos and values. When she’s not working, Anjali enjoys creating art from found objects and improvisational theater. Anjali is one of only a handful of web3 leaders to have received recognition from Salesforce, and was listed as one of its Web3 Advisory Board Members.