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" I am a First Principles Engineer. I like to know how things work under the hood. I lead the following companies: Ugarsoft, Xend Finance, Wicrypt, Quiva Games (a video game company) and an e-commerce company (Ogwugo.com). I love building things and solving complex problems regardless of the domain that can move the human race forward. I strongly believe in R&D and I feel there is so much information locked in nature and by looking closely at nature we can unlock great opportunities. " - Ugochukwu Aronu

Caitlin Moore, Sustainability Data Partnerships Manager at Filecoin Green - a sustainability initiative for the world’s largest decentralized storage network, Filecoin. Filecoin Green aims to measure the environmental impacts of Filecoin and verifiably drive them below zero, building infrastructure along the way that allows anyone to make transparent and substantive environmental claims. Caitlin and the team work to transform carbon credit systems to use the principles of transparency and verifiability through open-source data -  encouraging decentralized movement for emissions reporting and ensuring accurate business sustainability claims.

TJ Chang is a highly accomplished serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor with a remarkable 12-year track record of success in operations and sales. He is an alumnus of prestigious institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Equinox Corporate, and has founded more than 8 companies, helping guide numerous Web3 startups to market. As a prominent leader in the Web3 space, Chang has demonstrated his expertise by influencing government policy and working closely with the Beacon Council. Through his efforts, Tennessee became the second state to pass legislation recognizing and allowing the LLC registration of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Chang is a sought-after speaker and has presented at high-profile events such as the Global Ritossa Investment Summit, MavCon, WBS Dubai, and the IYUD Freedom Forum. He has also made notable appearances on CBS and FOX, and was recently featured in CEO Magazine for his remarkable achievements in business. Additionally, he is a 2022 recipient of the prestigious "Future 40 Under 40" award with Maverick Pac. Despite his busy schedule, Chang remains deeply committed to supporting other Web3 projects and is a proud owner of three GutterCats and one CoolPet.

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World-renowned professional trader and “Market Wizard” Tony Saliba has been powering professional trading for the last 30 years. Tony founded LiquidPoint in 1999, and the company (sold to Bank of New York ConvergEX in 2007) is currently #3 in highest overall execution volumes behind Citadel Securities and Susquehanna. Matrix Executions, founded in 2018 by Tony, is now #5 in the overall execution volumes. The combined execution volumes of LiquidPoint and Matrix would be second only to Citadel Securities. Sophisticated market participants will lead the next phase of crypto. Who will they turn to? The same person they have for 30 years, Tony Saliba. Tony has collected the best and brightest minds, including his key management from LiquidPoint and Matrix Executions, to create the leading professional crypto trading solution, Liquid Mercury. Liquid Mercury was built by professionals for professionals. Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side legacy trading professionals moving into crypto.

Justin Banon is the Co-founder of Boson Protocol — Web3’s decentralized commerce layer. Boson Protocol enables the tokenization, transfer, and trade of any physical thing as a redeemable NFT; and has been awarded World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer status. He previously blitzscaled the Priority Pass Group to a $1Bn per annum revenue global rewards platform. With an academic background in physics, digital innovation, and crypto, Justin applies first principles thinking to solve human problems with technology. By combining cool tech with deep tech, he imagines a future where commerce is open, fair and equitable.  

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Sean Mackay has been building and improving businesses over the past 15 years in industries ranging from events and entertainment to real estate and digital marketing. In 2016, he discovered cryptocurrency and blockchain and has been an advocate ever since. In 2018, he joined forces with CoinPayments to help further the adoption of cryptocurrency and bring it mainstream. Sean’s background in engineering has helped him optimize businesses while using his problem-solving skills to navigate tricky situations efficiently.

Tyler Adams is Co-Founder and CEO at COZ, a Web3 software development community pioneering blockchain application. As a pioneer in the space, Tyler has nucleated and scaled a product team of over 30 SMEs to deliver the retail customer and developer experience for an $8BN market cap blockchain platform. Tyler was instrumental in establishing the accessibility of the NEO ecosystem through a groundbreaking set of Python tools for developers alongside his work to foster a new generation of developers within the academic community. In addition to this, he also architected and led the development of a multi-product wallet platform with over 1 million cumulative downloads. Tyler has previously presented to the European Parliament on the impact of blockchain on identity and personally identifiable information and its impact on the global workforce in improving forward-looking regulatory decision making. Additionally, Tyler has presented as a thought leader at numerous workshops, developer conferences, and hackathons remotely and across 8 countries physically with a collective participation of over 5,000 individuals. coz.io

Jon Trask  Chief Executive Officer and Founder Jon is CEO and Founder of Dimitra and has been working with blockchain since 2017. Prior to founding Dimitra, Jon had an extensive career building and developing enterprise software solutions to revolutionize supply chain processes and improve immutable traceability. A recognized expert in his field, Jon is also Founder and CEO of Blockchain Guru and a Partner with the Blockchain Training Alliance. His extensive career in the tech industry has seen him awarded a vast array of accreditations. Jon’s mission now is to increase farming connectivity, particularly with those disenfranchised across the globe, and to leverage the power of innovative technologies to bridge farming and technology.