Crypto Hipster

Tommy Johnson has been developing in the Solana ecosystem since summer of 2020. After winning the first Solana x Serum hackathon, he and a team launched PsyFi, made the first ever acquisition in the Solana ecosystem, had the most oversubscribed FTX IEO in history, and launched the PsyFi DAO. He has also made meaningful contributions to cornerstone projects like Serum, Metaplex, and SPL Governance / Realms.

Jackson Rodriguez has spent the last decade growing startups from 0 to 1. He is the CEO and founder of 3RM, a firm building the sales infrastructure for B2B with tools to discover, connect, and manage relationships across the web3 ecosystem and beyond. 3RM has recently launched their Telegram CRM and is working with 1,500+ web3 organizations to optimize sales operations and growth. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Nicolas Biagosch is the founder and CEO of Q Development AG, an entity that supports the building of the Q Blockchain. Nicolas  co-created the original Q Blockchain to bring decentralized governance to the Web3 world. In his work across the crypto ecosystem, he realized that in many situations, code of law had reached its limits. As a result, there were voids prone to centralization, abuse of code, and theft - without much recourse for the humans affected. He has committed to improving the overall governance framework  in Web3 so everyone can use Web3 safely. Apart from working on bringing better governance  to Web3, Nicolas is also a managing partner at Postera Capital GmbH -  a professional advisory firm that focuses on crypto assets and blockchain. He also serves as the CEO of digital haven GmbH - a consultancy company. 

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Denis Veisllari is an experienced professional in the world of trading platforms and brokers. He spent the past seven years in operations and project management for key account clients in the cryptocurrency trading industry. Throughout his career, Denis has worked with the top names in the field, including brokers listed on Nasdaq.

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Ryan Fishoff,  CEO & Co-Founder of eTukTuk Ryan Fishoff is the CEO and Co-Founder of eTukTuk,  the first automotive project on Cardano, who are building an electric alternative to traditional tuk tuks alongside a network of widely accessible, compact and future-proof charging stations in Sri Lanka.  A successful entrepreneur, he started his career working  at Liz Claiborne, Inc. before transitioning to the world of private equity, where he participated in over $500 million worth of transactions in 13 countries at CoBe Capital.

Pixie Paula Dezzutti - The Modern Empowered Woman and Technology Leader Pixie” Paula Dezzutti celebrates and supports the modern woman, encouraging her towards personal growth and professional success. She is an entrepreneur to the core, serving as CEO of numerous companies including Charleston, SC’s first women’s magazine, SKIRT, running 28 years and the first distillery, Striped Pig Distillery & Local Choice Spirits, a family-run, award- winning brand development and distribution platform that has worked for over a decade to build diversity brands in the beverage industry and open the doors for women in traditionally male dominated industries. She is a mother of 9 with 8 grandchildren and worked hard her entire life to teach her children and her clients how to have a balanced, bustling homelife with boundless professional growth opportunities. Pixie aims to amplify the message that women can nurture and provide, and she is here to empower them in their pursuits. It’s time for ladies to own their space and celebrate their success! Ms. Dezzutti spent more than two decades as an expert in the financial and tax planning field before becoming a founding investor, brand manager, and director on the board of a cutting-edge technology company. On March 8th, 2022, Pixie was awarded the International Woman of the Year Award at the Atlanta, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, where she served as a featured panelist for a multi-day seminar on NFTs, Cryptocurrencies and The Blockchain 3.0. Ms. Dezzutti recently accomplished two more historic feats for women in technology sectors. She became the first major alcohol producer in the world to put alcohol ON THE BLOCKCHAIN – with the very first NFT ever-- pushing the multi trillion dollar industry into the Web 3.0, providing a global platform for producers and brand builders to get financing for their projects, market and sell direct to consumers, and change the market interaction forever through partnerships with the most skilled distillers, world-class NFT artists, high visibility influencers and a platform for future trading and exchange built with both traditional finance (Wall Street) and a new wave of decentralized finance (block-chain / crypto), looking to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs, investors and creatives with a new way to go to market. Her company, Barrel Finance INC(aka BarrelFi) is one of the fastest growing NFT platforms in the marketplace. Pixie owns the 28 year running Skirt Magazine, which has allowed her to further expand her voice in the charge for equality and empowerment. Now having worldwide connections in the corporate world, her experience over the last several years resulted in her being featured in the current USA Today Magazine Best Years fall edition, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, Dow Jones Market Watch, Proof 66, Wine and Country Magazine, Whiskey Passion Magazine, and Entrepreneur Mind World. She has spoken for David Fagan, whose book Guerilla Marketing sold over 23 million books, The Wells Luxury Group, The American Distilling Conference, The American Beverage Consortium, The Los Angeles Brand Innovation Summit, The Confidence Factor for Women and her creations can be seen by more than 10 million viewers on cable TV shows. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram as Pixie Paula Official. For more information contact Robyn@localchoice.us Instagram: https://instagram.com/pixiepaulaofficial Facebook: https://facebook.com/pixiepaulaofficial Skirt Magazine: @skirtcharleston Striped Pig Distillery: @stripedpigdistillery (and @stripedpigchs on Twitter)

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Benjamin Gabay is Chief Marketing Officer  and Co-Founder of CrunchDAO, a research team of data scientists leveraging the power of collective intelligence and Web3 to produce next-generation predictive financial insights. Ben is a seasoned entrepreneur with an exit in the marketing industry and experience  across Europe and the Middle East. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris. He holds a double degree in French and German Law from the Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Cologne University and a Master's in Political Sciences  from Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.