Fabian Vogelsteller Ethereum and Mist Developer Ethereum and Mist Developer <p>Fabian Vogelsteller became interested in web technologies at the age of 14. He developed a skill set ranging from graphic design to coding PHP to Python, ActionScript, Objective C, HTML, CSS and fell in love with JavaScript. He worked as a freelance web developer for over 12 years and is the creator of the open source feindura – Flat File CMS. Fabian is a strong advocate of open-source software and has built and contributed to a lot of open-source libraries and projects and wrote a book on Meteor.js, an open source JavaScript Framework. His interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin led him to be a part of one of the most ambitious blockchain projects to date, the Ethereum project. For almost two years he has worked as the lead Dapp developer for the Ethereum project, building the low-level JavaScript API, DApps and Ethereum’s Wallet and the Mist browser.</p>

Michael Jackson Partner at Mangrove Capital & Board Director Blockchain.com Partner at Mangrove Capital & Board Director Blockchain.com <p>Michael Jackson is a Board Director at Blockchain.com and partner at Mangrove Capital Partners. He started his career at Monsanto and went on to manage the Supply Chain and Logistics business consulting practice at Arthur Andersen and then at Ernst & Young. In 2006, he pioneered early-stage investment from Western VCs in Russia. His sectors of interests revolve around consumer Internet and e-commerce across Europe, scouting for startups that involve essential shift or disruption in technology, business model or consumer behavior. Open-minded and curious by nature, he enjoys travelling and discovering different cultures, which makes him keen on developing business connections in new and sometimes untapped geographies. He currently serves on the boards of Lesara, KupiVIP, RedPoints, Synerscope, Enigma, and the Mangrove Foundation. Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nautical Sciences from the Antwerp Maritime Academy and a Master in International Business and Management with high honors from the Brussels Management School. A Belgian national, he speaks French, English, Dutch and German.</p>

Julian Zawistowski CEO and Founder at Golem CEO and Founder at Golem Julian is an economist by trade, fascinated with blockchain technology, as well as sociology and the economics of decentralised systems. In the past, Julian served as a consultant and researcher of public policies with a background in public economics, the framing of which he finds very useful for understanding decentralised systems.

Adam Stradling Crypto Investor and Entrepreneur & Former Co-founder (2011/12) at Bitcoin.com Crypto Investor and Entrepreneur & Former Co-founder (2011/12) at Bitcoin.com <p>Adam is a financial technology entrepreneur who pioneered the development of Bitcoin and related blockchain technologies.</p> <p>During 2011 and 2012, he cofounded and operated Bitcoin.com/Tradehill wherein they sold/traded 1 million plus bitcoins (now worth billions of USD). Since then he has been an advisor, investor and consultant for many Bitcoin and blockchain companies and systems like Ethereum, Factom, Siacoin, Bitnexo and others. Over the years his works have been chronicled in CNN, Fox News and hundreds of other media outlets.</p> <p>Before Adam became an entrepreneur he worked in the banking and financial services industry as a consultant/researcher covering financial technology and risk management. Notably, he worked with the financial risk consulting group at Ernst and Young (EY) and also sold the investment research and technology services of Evalueserve (quant focus). He was the Co-founder and Steering Committee member of Chile’s national PRMIA chapter and has been a content contributor to GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals).</p> <p>Adam received his Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.</p>

Max Kordek President of Lisk Foundation President of Lisk Foundation <p>Max Kordek is a co-founder of Lisk and the President of the Lisk Foundation. As a futurist and thoroughbred entrepreneur interested in disruptive technologies, he co-founded the platform after seeing the potential of blockchain-based applications. It caused a stir in early 2016 when it collected 14000 BTC in its crowd fund. Max is also the Director of the Lightcurve GmbH, a rapidly expanding blockchain consultancy. Max immersed himself in the global startup community from a young age, beginning at just 14. Over the past several years, Max has become an active participant and industry leader in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, gaining invaluable knowledge of Bitcoin and Altcoins.</p>

Christophe Maire Founder and CEO at Atlantic Labs Founder and CEO at Atlantic Labs <p>Christophe has more than 18 years of experience as a founder and CEO of technology ventures. He founded gate5 which he sold to Nokia in 2006. Christophe has since co-founded a number of companies with global reach, such as Plazes.com (Nokia), txtr.com or recently Medigo.com, Mimi.io, and Blloon.com. As an angel investor, Christophe was involved in Brands4Friends (eBay), StudiVZ (HB), Plista (groupM), Readmill (Dropbox), amongst others. (Christophe was named best “European Seed investor” in both 2011 and 2012 by Techcrunch. He serves on the board of EyeEm, Klara and Soundcloud.</p>

Paweł Bylica Ethereum Core Developer Ethereum Core Developer <p>Experienced C++ and Python software engineer. Ethereum core developer. Also involved in Golem Network Project as Ethereum specialist.</p>

Alexander Lange VC at Earlybird & Board Member Shapeshift VC at Earlybird & Board Member Shapeshift <p>Alex has been a passionate Venture Investor and crypto enthusiast since early 2016. In 2012 he graduated in German Law (with honors) and Economics. After a short career in law at Latham & Watkins and Schindhelm he joined Google/DailyDeal and fintech software company pepperbill GmbH in Business Development roles for three years. As a side role he advised young startups as a data protection commissioner, which led to his initial interest in Bitcoin and the crypto economy. In 2015 he became an early stage VC at Heilemann Ventures which merged with Earlybird in January 2016. Since then he has backed seven companies in multiple rounds. Alex serves on the boards of Crossengage and Shapeshift and contributes to the broader ecosystem by hosting blockchain related events, speaking at conferences and publishing regular publications.</p>

Minh Ha Duong Investment Manager at Project A Ventures Investment Manager at Project A Ventures <p>Ha is a technology enthusiast and an Investment Manager at Project A Ventures. Having studied Industrial Engineering and Management, he has been exploring the intersection of technological innovations and business implications for the last few years. Through roles in marketing, business development and strategy in companies like Google, Techstars and several startups, he learned what makes digital business models successful and is now applying this knowledge in the venture capital industry. At Project A, Ha covers startups in many technical areas including machine learning, blockchain and developer tools. He is known for open-sourcing his research and data on >600 European AI Startups and for being more and more fascinated by the crypto economy and its societal implications. As a believer in communities, he acts as a mentor at Techstars and occasionally supports startups in an advisory capacity.</p>