The CBC was founded to give a unified voice to blockchain technology and to support our national ecosystem.

Our strategic efforts are aimed towards creating a leadership community for blockchain enthusiasts.
Easiest way to get started with Blockchain & Cryptocurrency is to become educated.
Our events are tailored to grow a network to help businesses connect and assist each other.

Board

CEO | Executive Director Chairwoman | Absolute Combustion International

www.absolutecombustion.com

Koleya Karringten

A proud Albertan technology entrepreneur, advocate and leader, Koleya Karringten has a unique perspective on the challenges …

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VP Relationship Manager | RBCx

www.rbcx.com

Lucas Koutroumanos

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Digital Assurance Leader | Deloitte

deloitte.com

Janine Moir

Janine is passionate about technology and the impact of emerging technologies, like Blockchain, are having on finance teams and businesses...

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Partner | Brownlee LLP

www.brownleelaw.com

Richard Jones

My law practice focuses on dispute resolution and risk/litigation management. I enjoy working with clients and helping them …

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Program Manager, Agriculture Products | MNP

www.mnp.ca

Katryna Fermaniuk

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CEO | MMH Blockchain Group

mmhgroup.io

Emma Todd

Emma has broad-based financial compliance experience that includes insurance, mutual funds and …

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Partner | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

www.osler.com

Matthew T. Burgoyne

Matthew is the co-head of Osler’s Digital Asset practice. His practice...

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Vice President, Relationship Management | RBCx

www.rbcx.com

Chase Christensen

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President & CEO | Trust Bix

www.trustbix.com

Hubert Lau

I am a passionate Technology Entrepreneur who wants to continue to make a difference for my customers, partners and …

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Partner | Miller Thomson LLP

www.millerthomson.com

Wayne Logan

I now lead our Miller Thomson focused area of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts...

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Founder & Angel Investor | Lawcubator

https://lawcubator.com/about-us

Neeraj Gupta

Neeraj is expert on AI/ML/IOT, Product Management, Innovation Management, Strategy,...

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Chief Executive Officer | Binance

www.binance.com

Lawrence Truong

He holds CFA and CAMS designations as well as MBAs from Queen's University and Cornell University...

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Executive Team

President / Founder | Executive Director | Absolute Combustion International

www.absolutecombustion.com

Koleya Karringten

A proud Albertan technology entrepreneur, advocate and leader, Koleya Karringten has a unique perspective on the challenges …

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Founder | Peer Guidance
Vice President Canada | Canada Blockchain Consortium

www.peerguidance.ca

Jade Alberts

I have exited a business and helped three others exit. We help Startups, Entrepreneurs...

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Chief Innovation Officer | GuildOne

www.guild1.co

Alexis Pappas

Alexis is a frequent writer and speaker on topics including women in leadership, digital sustainability, cybersecurity and technology convergence, and is a blockchain instructor...

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Provincial Ambassadors

Head of Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships | Verafin

www.verafin.com

Andrea King

Atlantic Ambassador

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President | 3iQ Corp.

www.3iq.ca

Pascal St-Jean

Ottawa Ambassador

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Partner, Co-Chair, Digital Assets and Blockchain | Osler

www.osler.com

Laure Fouin

Quebec Ambassador

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Partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

www.blg.com

Julie Bogle

BC Ambassador

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Enterprise Sales Team Lead | Elliptic

www.elliptic.co

Joshua Weiss

USA Ambassador

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Access 2 Banking Committee

The primary purpose of the CBC Access 2 Banking committee (“CBC A2B Committee”) will be to support the CBC and its members in understanding Canadian Banking, Law enforcement, Compliance and AML concerns affecting the blockchain and Digital Assets space in Canada and limiting access to cryptocurrency companies being able to gain access to traditional financial institutions.

Vice President, Relationship Management | RBCx

www.rbcx.com

Chase Christensen

Co-Chair

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Founder & CEO | Outlier Solutions Inc

https://www.outliercanada.com

Amber Scott

Amber is a compliance geek with a passion for technology...

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Founder & Principal | Collisionless

www.collisionless.com

Dina Mainville

Dina has advised numerous Global Fortune 500 companies on blockchain initiatives and has trained hundreds

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VP Relationship Manager | RBCx

www.rbcx.com

Lucas Koutroumanos

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Partner, Co-Chair, Digital Assets and Blockchain | Osler

www.osler.com

Laure Fouin

Her practice focuses on financial institutions, financial products and services regulation, securities...

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President | 3iQ Corp.

www.3iq.ca

Pascal St-Jean

I believe in helping create opportunities to help businesses unleash their true potential and as such...

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AVP Business Solutions | connectFirst credit union

www.connectfirstcu.com/

Sandi MacGregor​, MBA

As your banking partner, I am solutions-focused and have a passion for helping you and your business reach new levels through connections, resources...

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ESG Committee

Chief Innovation Officer | GuildOne

www.guild1.co

Alexis Pappas

Chair

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Senior Business Development Manager | Vantage Circle

www.vantagecircle.com

Derrek Wenisch

Co-Chair

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CEO | GuildOne Inc.

www.guild1.com

James Graham

GuildOne Inc. is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions that help organizations better...

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Chief Executive Officer | NineIrons Solutions

www.nineirons.ca

Luticia Miller

Passionate about ecologic/economic sustainability in industry, and ardent supporter of Canada's energy...

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Chief Innovation Officer | Nature's Vault

www.NaturesVault.io

Dan Rickard

Chief Innovation Officer at Nature's Vault

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Head of Strategic Partnerships | dClimate

www.dclimate.net

Manavi Garg

Manavi Garg is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at dClimate, where she leads strategic collaborations with leading...

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Partner | Miller Thomson LLP

www.millerthomson.com

Wayne Logan

Wayne Logan, an experienced Intellectual Property specialist, leads the firm’s focused area of Blockchain ...

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Sr. Vice President, ESG Transactions | Gallagher Insurance

www.ajg.com/

Martin Delaney

A specialist in developing innovative solutions for business risk and ESG challenges, Martin...

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Founder and CEO | Greenworks ESG

www.greenworksep.com

Demain Newman

A veteran sales executive with over 20 years in the Canadian energy sector, Demian experienced...

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Inclusion Committee

Partner | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

www.blg.com/en

Melissa Smith

Chair

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Founder & CEO | The Wright Success & Crypto Strategy Academy

www.thewrightsuccess.com

Ashley Wright

Co-chair

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Chief Innovation Officer | GuildOne

www.guild1.co

Alexis Pappas

Alexis Pappas is the Chief Innovation Officer at Canadian blockchain firm GuildOne and...

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President and Chief Executive Officer | Bitvo

www.bitvo.com

Pamela Draper

Pamela spent approximately 14 years with top tier Canadian banks, in the areas of corporate and investment banking...

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Head of Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships | Verafin

https://verafin.com

Andrea King

She is a thought leader on topics including crypto regulation, anti-money laundering, human trafficking and information...

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Digital Assurance Leader | Deloitte

www2.deloitte.com

Janine Moir

.Janine is passionate about technology and the impact of emerging technologies..

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Chief Marketing Officer | Credit Canada

www.creditcanada.com

Vickram Agarwal

Vickram Agarwal is a digital and technology entrepreneur who founded Daddy’s Digest, an online platform...

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Founder & CEO | Decolonized Capital

www.decolonizedcapital.com

Brown Eagle

Supporting digital identity and banking as a service for indigenous peoples...

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Insurance Committee

Client Executive, Commercial Lines | NFP Canada

www.nfp.com/canada

Jennifer Edgar

Experienced professional with a demonstrated history in the the Commercial Risk Management...

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Legal Committee

The role of the CBC legal committee (“CBC Legal Committee”) will be to support the CBC and its members in understanding Canadian law affecting the blockchain and cryptocurrency space in Canada and acting as an advocate with government and provincial securities regulators on behalf of our industry.

Partner | Committee Chair | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

www.osler.com

Matthew T. Burgoyne

Matthew is the co-head of Osler’s Digital Asset practice. His practice...

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CEO | Absolute Combustion International

www.absolutecombustion.com

Koleya Karringten

A proud Albertan technology entrepreneur, advocate and leader, Koleya Karringten has a unique perspective on the challenges …

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Partner | McCarthy Tétrault LLP

www.mccarthy.ca

Ana Badour

Ana Badour co-leads McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s national Fintech Group.  She is a partner in their...

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Partner | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

www.blg.com

Jonathan L. Doll

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Partner | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

www.blg.com/en

Melissa Smith

Melissa is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets Group in BLG's Calgary office. Melissa focuses her practice on corporate …

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Head of Legal | Wealthsimple

www.wealthsimple.com

Evan Thomas

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Gowling WLG | Counsel

www.gowlingwlg.com

Sam Gabor

Sam is Counsel in Gowling WLG’s Calgary office. He has a longstanding litigation and solicitor practice...

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Mining Committee

The role of the CBC mining committee (“CBC Mining Committee”) will be to support the CBC and its members in understanding Mining as it relates to the blockchain and cryptocurrency space in Canada.

CEO | Executive Director Chairwoman | Absolute Combustion International

www.absolutecombustion.com

Koleya Karringten

A proud Albertan technology entrepreneur, advocate and leader, Koleya Karringten...

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CEO | MMH Blockchain Group

mmhgroup.io

Emma Todd

Emma has broad-based financial compliance experience that includes insurance, mutual funds and …

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Managing Director | Red Jar Capital

https://www.redjar.ca

Ron Dizy

Ron is co-founder and Managing Director at Red Jar Capital with over 25 years...

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Chief Executive Officer | Hut 8 Mining

www.hut8mining.com

Jaime Leverton

As CEO of Hut 8, Jaime sets the strategic direction for the company that is defining the digital asset revolution...

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Chief Legal Officer | Hive Blockchain Technolgoies Ltd.

www.hiveblockchain.com/

Gabriel Ibghy

Gabriel Ibghy joined HIVE in 2021 as Director of Legal Affairs further to the...

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Chief Mining Officer | Bitfarms

www.bitfarms.com

Ben Gagnon

As Chief Mining Officer of Bitfarms, Ben manages mining operations and strategy for one of the largest...

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Vice President of Digital Strategy & Growth | Validus Power Corp.

www.validuspower.com

Taras Kulyk, JD, MBA

Most recently, Taras led Growth at Core Scientific, the largest public digital mining company where he originated several billion dollars in deal value...

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Digital Mining Advisor |

Anthony Levesque

Anthony is a veteran in the tech industry and has been involved in the digital asset mining to close to a decade...

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Senior Vice President, Communications and Culture | Hut 8

www.hut8mining.com

Erin Dermer

With more than 20 years of experience promoting and protecting the brands of many of Canada’s top companies...

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Financial Associate | Luxor Technologies

www.luxor.tech

Ben Harper

As a Financial Associate with Luxor Technologies, a Seattle-based digital mining services company, Ben helps...

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Founder & CEO | PermianChain Technologies Inc.

www.permianchain.com

Mohamed El-Masri

Mohamed has over eight years of corporate finance experience, giving him a detailed...

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Managing Partner | BlockZero Advisors

www.blockzero.ca

Laurent Féral-Pierssens

Laurent is a business leader specializing in the future of finance and payment through digital assets, NFT, web3, DeFi and metaverse...

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Chief Executive Officer | SustainHash Technologies Ltd.

www.sustainhash.ca

Mike Shidler

Mike co-founded SustainHash out of a passion for Mining...

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Chief Operating Officer | SATO Technologies Corp.

/www.bysato.com

Fanny Philip, CPA

Fanny PHILIP had worked for over 10 years as an auditor, mainly at Grant Thornton in which...

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Chairman | Monbanc

www.monbanc.com

Daniel W.K Rafuse LLB, LLL

Daniel Rafuse is the chairman of Monbanc & serves on the board of Bluesky Digital Assets...

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Chief Operating Officer | Luxor

www.luxor.tech

Ethan Vera

Ethan serves as the COO of Luxor, a full-stack mining software and...

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Chief Executive Officer | Pow.re

pow.re

Mike Cohen

Mike is a systems engineer who has been directly involved in digital asset mining...

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Advisor | PRTI Inc.

www.prtitech.com

Magdalene Gronowska

Magdalena has 5 years of experience in the Bitcoin and digital asset space, where she helped launch...

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Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO | SATO Technologies Corp.

www.bysato.com

Romain Nouzareth

Romain is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience...

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Policy & Advocacy Committee

Virtual Asset Service and Technology Provider Committee (VASTP)

Director & Co-Leader, Cryptoassets & Blockchain CoE Advisory Services | KPMG LLP

www.kpmg.ca

Kunal Bhasin, MBA, CISA, CBP, CCI

Chair

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Chief Executive Officer | Tetra Trust

www.tetratrust.com

Didier Lavallee

Didier has spent the last 16 years in capital markets and asset servicing experience...

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President and Chief Executive Officer | Bitvo Inc and Pateno Payments Inc

www.bitvo.com

Pamela Draper

Pamela Draper is the President and CEO of Pateno Payments Inc., a firm that...

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Chief Executive Officer | VirgoCX

www.virgocx.ca

Adam Cai

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President | Bitbuy/Wonderfi

www.bitbuy.ca

Dean Skurka

[email protected]

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Vice President, Digital Asset and Block Chain Product Management | Mastercard

www.mastercard.com/

Farhan Memon

Experienced product management executive with a demonstrated history of creating...

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Country Director (Canada) | Coinbase

www.coinbase.com/

Lucas Matheson

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CEO | MeetAmi

www.meetami.ca/

Hashim Mitha

We are witnessing the evolution of our financial services sector and the emergence of digital assets...

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Global Head | Cumberland DRW

www.drw.com

Chris Zuehlke

I am a Partner at DRW, where I serve as the Global Head of Cumberland, a global...

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Digital Asset Sales and Relationship Management VP @ Fidelity Clearing Canada | Fidelity Clearing Canada

clearing.fidelity.ca

Giles Anderson

I lead the sales of our IIROC and OSC approved Crypto Assets...

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Director, Crypto Compliance and Product Risk | Wealthsimple

www.wealthsimple.com

Lisa Durnford

I have experience in risk management, compliance, product management...

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Managing Director (Canada) | Kraken

www.kraken.com

Mark Greenberg

I am the Managing Director, Canada for Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Our mission...

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Web3 Committee

Distinguished Digital Learning Architect | TEKsystems

www.teksystems.com

Lee Ackerman

Lee is the Chair of the Web3 Committee.

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Founder & CTO | New Idea Machine

www.newideamachine.com

Al Del Degan

Vice Chair of Web3 Committee

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President & CEO | Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation

www.glenrosefoundation.com

Mark Korthuis

Mark Korthuis is the President & CEO of the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation...

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CEO | Executive Director Chairwoman | Absolute Combustion International

www.absolutecombustion.com

Koleya Karringten

A proud Albertan technology entrepreneur, advocate and leader, Koleya Karringten...

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Research Manager and Postdoctoral Fellow Blockchain | University of British Columbia

www.ubc.ca

Chang Lu

Dr. Chang Lu currently works at [email protected], the University of British Columbia, as a...

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CEO and Co-Founder | Rehuman Inc.

www.rehuman.com

Sid Sharma

Sid is a co-founder and CEO of REHUMAN Inc. a decentralized identity & metaverse company...

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Head of Program Management | Unity

unity3d.com

Tim Wong

Tim Wong is the Head of Program Management for AECO & Energy as part of Unity...

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CEO | Mac Thiele Consulting Ltd.

Mac Thiele

Mac has worked in virtual asset investigations and compliance for the past four years in both the public and private indsutry...

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Director, Product | NAIT

www.nait.ca/nait/home

Patrick Weinmayr

Pat blends his entrepreneurial expertise with a passion for education in his role as Northern Alberta...

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Blockchain Strategy & Co-Founder | AFOMA

www.afoma.io

Baiju Jacob

Baiju is a passionate and enthusiastic believer in blockchain technology and its impacts on creating new business models...

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Senior Manager - Advanced Analytics, Advisory | PwC

www.pwc.com

Stacey McLennan-Waldal

Prior to joining PwC, I have worked as a Chemical Engineer in the Oil & Gas industry in Calgary for 10 years...

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CEO and Co-founder | Fortephy

www.fortephy.com

Mohammad Kamla

Mohammad is an engineer by education and an entrepreneur at heart...

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Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer | Matrix Labs Inc.

www.matrixlabs.org/

Dr. Xinyao (Alvin) Sun

He is also the Director of Matrix World, a multi-chain metaverse...

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Co-Founder & CEO | Societal

www.sctl.xyz

Graeme Fox

Graeme Fox is the Co-Founder & CEO of Societal, a specialized blockchain designed...

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Chief Product Strategy and Talent Officer | Letus

www.let.us

Sumaiya Noor

Sumaiya has more than a decade of experience in a wide range of leadership roles including Product Management and Growth...

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3x Founder | Hiring Operations | Space and Time Labs

www.spaceandtime.io

Phil Burgess

Phil Burgess is an accomplished entrepreneur and team builder with a decade of experience in the startup...

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