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Masaaki Taira
Member of the House of Representatives, Former Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office, Chairperson of web3PT, Digital Society Promotion Headquarters
He also chairs the LDP PT on AI Evolution and Implementation, chairs the LDP Fusion Energy PT, and serves as Secretary General of the LDP New Capitalism Implementation Headquarters. Former Deputy Minister of Cabinet Office (Sep. 2019-2020 in charge of disaster prevention, administrative reform, IT policy, science and technology innovation, space policy, etc.) Former Deputy Minister of Cabinet Office (Sep. 2014-2015 in charge of regional development, national strategic special zones, Cool Japan strategy, Okinawa-related policy, etc.) Former Parliamentary Secretary of Economy, Trade and Industry January 2022 Appointed as Chairperson of the NFT Policy Study PT of the LDP's Headquarters for the Promotion of Digital Society on January 26, 2022. On March 30, released "NFT White Paper: Japan's NFT Strategy for the Web 3.0 Era" as Chairperson of the NFT Policy Study PT, Digital Society Promotion Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party. The paper is regarded as a groundbreaking and world-leading paper prepared without bureaucratic intervention. On September 13, he appeared on NewsPicks (social economic media) program "THE UPDATE" and said, "Digital is to expand the value of analog to the maximum. Its best organizational tool is DAO." and received the "King of Comment Award" for his comment. On December 8, he was honored as a three-star Diet member of the 208th Diet by the NPO "Mannen Opposition Party" (his fourth time receiving this award; the reason for the award is that he "realized a new approach to policy making, including the compilation of the LDP white paper on web3"). He led the LDP's discussion on tax reform, which made self-issued tokens held by the company exempt from year-end mark-to-market valuation from April 2023 and tokens held by third parties that are not for short-term trading purposes exempt from year-end mark-to-market valuation from April 2024.
Alex Tapscott
Author.
Alex is an entrepreneur, business author, and experienced capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies such as blockchain and virtual currencies on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (HarperCollins), was published on September 19, 2023. Alex is also a Managing Director in the Digital Assets Group of Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada's leading investment firms, with assets totaling over $8 billion. Alex is also the co-author of the highly acclaimed non-fiction bestseller "Blockchain Revolution," which has been translated into over 19 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. His other books, "Financial Services Revolution" and "Digital Asset Revolution," were published in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Alex is sought after for his expertise by business and government audiences worldwide, having delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings for business audiences at companies such as Goldman Sachs (Talks at GS), Google, Allianz, IBM, Microsoft, and Accenture. He has delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings. He is consistently recognized as one of the top influencers in the blockchain industry. His TedX talk "Blockchain is Eating Wall Street" has been viewed over 800,000 times.
Nobuko Irie
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and Vice President of the Tomin First Association
Under the leadership of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to advocate the use of blockchain technology and the promotion of Web3 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, and will support the issuance of security tokens and Web3-related startups, etc. In January 2024, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will host the first X R/Metaverse - Content Business World In the global event SusHi Tech TOKYO 2024, which will be held in the Bay Area from April 27 to May 26, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly proposed and realized the granting of the SusHi Tech NFT as a commemorative gift for visitors. This will be the first NFT issued for a major event in Tokyo. Other policies have been realized by supporting, among others, food - arts and culture - entertainment - art - night time economy - startups - Web3 - X R - Metaverse - A I - e-sports - FemTech - egg freezing - fashion - movies - Rinkai Fukutoshin development, etc.
Steve Yun
President
As President of the TON Foundation, Steve is responsible for the overall adoption of TON Blockchain technology. He has been a full-time independent contributor in the TON community since 2017. Prior to joining crypto, Steve spent seven years working for nonprofits, leading grassroots movements on campuses across North America, and serving ethnolinguistic minorities.
John Hyman
Chief Investment Officer
John Hyman is a capital investment veteran with 30 years of experience. He held several executive positions at Morgan Stanley, including Head of Global Capital Markets, Head of European Equity Capital Markets, and Co-Head of European Capital Markets In 2018, he helped Telegram raise $1.7 billion for its Gram ICO and has since served as Telegram's Chief Investment Officer.
Justin Sun
Founder of TRON, advisor of HTX, supporter of BitTorrent.
Justin Sun, born in July 1990, is the founder of TRON and a pioneer and practitioner in the blockchain and metaverse. He currently serves as a member of HTX's Global Advisory Board.Justin Sun holds a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree from Peking University. In September 2017, Justin Sun founded TRON, a blockchain ecosystem focused on accelerating the decentralization of the Internet through blockchain technology and DApps. Today, TRON boasts more than 217 million users worldwide and has an industry-leading TVL (Total Value Locked) second only to Ethereum. With a keen interest in digitizing artwork, Justin Sun purchased a series of masterpieces by renowned artists such as Picasso, Giacometti, Andy Warhol, Beeple, Puck, and KAWS for approximately CNY 1 billion. The majority of these remarkable works were donated to the APENFT Foundation to facilitate the NFT and digitization of artworks. Justin Sun is also active in philanthropy: in 2019, he won the bid for the Warren Buffett Charity Lunch for $4.56 million, the funds of which were used by the Glide Foundation to benefit the homeless and helpless; June 2021, he secured a seat at Blue Origin's New Shepard with a bid of $28 million. The entire amount was donated to Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, which supports 19 space-based charities, encouraging future generations to pursue STEM careers and invent the future of life in space. Forbes included Justin Sun on its list of 30 under 30 in Asia in 2017 and on its list of 30 under 30 in China in 2015. Additionally, he was appointed a member of the editorial board of Information China, a national-level journal under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).Justin Sun is also the author of the thoughtful book "Brave New World" and recently published "Blockchain and the New Digital Age.
Alexandre Tang
Institutional Strategy, Head of Asia
Alexandre is the Regional Head of Institutional Strategy for Asia at Aptos, a secure and scalable layer 1 blockchain. He leads financial services partnerships, RWAs and tokenization efforts in APAC and the Middle East. prior to joining Aptos, Alexandre led cryptocurrency topics at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), covering regulatory, banking and digital asset projects; prior to BCG, Alexandre had a background in financial M&A. Having worked in Paris, London, Beijing, Dubai, and now Hong Kong, Alexandre has a global track record and believes that blockchain technology will be a key facilitator in unlocking the potential of financial institutions, and Aptos is at the forefront of this.
Jenks Guo
Developer Advocate
Jenks is a Developer Advocate with a passion for helping developers become super humans, Jenks has helped over 500 technology startups in technology solutions, commercial strategy, and platform transformation. He loves evangelizing new technologies. He is a blockchain professional, a platform professional, and an AI geek.
Sota Watanabe
Founder
Founder of Astar Network, Japan's first public blockchain, CEO of Startale Labs, founder of Next Web Capital and Hakuhodo key3. He is a board member of Japan Blockchain Association and advisor to Marui Group, GMO Web3, Dentsu web3 Club, etc. In 2022, he was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the 30 under 30 in Asia in the technology category.
Terence Ng
GM, Head of Software & Managed Services
Terence Ng leads the Global Software & Managed Services business at Lenovo SSG Group. He is responsible for driving the strategic Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and working with Microsoft to drive the overall related service solutions. He leads key strategic partnerships and sales in the security, software, cloud, and AI ecosystems across global markets. Since joining Lenovo in 2011, Terence Ng has led Lenovo's partnerships globally with leading Internet companies across sectors including security, entertainment, e-commerce, and fintech. He also drove strategic AR/VR partnerships. Terence Ng has over 20 years of experience in marketing, product development, and business development roles for major technology brands including Sony Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Navteq Corporation, and Nokia. He has built a solid track record of leading business strategy in the technology industry. Terence Ng holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is currently based in Singapore and is an avid fan of blockchain and AI technologies.
Genki Oda
chairman
Genki Oda is an entrepreneur, investor, and business turnaround expert who serves as President (Chairman) of the Japan Crypto Asset Traders Association (JVCEA), Managing Executive Officer of SBI Holdings, and Representative Director of Bitpoint Japan Inc. He founded his own company in 2001 and has since founded various businesses. In 2016, he founded and became CEO of Bitpoint, a cryptocurrency exchange; in 2019, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Ken Kodama
Group CEO
Ken Kodama began his career as a Certified Financial Planner providing financial planning services to clients. During this time he began researching digital assets and cryptocurrencies. After becoming convinced of their enormous impact on traditional industries, he turned to the blockchain industry entirely in 2014. Ken Kodama launched Cardano Blockchain with Charles Hoskinson in 2015 and became one of Cardano's early co-founders. Then in 2015, he founded EMURGO to focus on commercial development of the Cardano ecosystem. Since then, Ken Kodama has led EMURGO's rapid global expansion, launching EMURGO Academies in India and Indonesia to train developers willing to build Web3 applications in Cardano, and in 2018, to prepare for Cardano's Web3 era, Cardano 's first official light wallet, the Yoloi Wallet.
Tatsuhito Fujii
Executive Officer, General Manager, Digital Planning Dept.
From 1998, he worked at IBM, developing mission-critical systems for megabanks and consulting for financial institutions. After working for Microsoft, he joined MUFG's innovation business and led DX projects. His major activities include Fintech Challenge, MUFG Digital Accelerator, Open API, MUFG Coin, MUFG Innovation Hub, and fintech investment. He was also an Executive Officer, Chief Digital Officer and General Manager of IT Division at au Financial Holdings, where he led the development of financial super-applications and mini-applications, internal controls, etc. After serving as Executive Officer and General Manager of Financial Innovation Division at Microsoft, he assumed his current position at Mizuho Financial Group. He established FINOVATORS, a general incorporated association, to support fintech companies, etc. He has been a board member of Japan Blockchain Association since 2021. He graduated from Doshisha University and completed the 17th EMP course at the University of Tokyo.
Minh Do
COO
Minh Do is COO of Animoca Brands, a leading blockchain and Web3 platform company. Animoca Brands participates in several major Web3 projects, including Sandbox, Apecoin, and Mocaverse. Mr. Minh is a director of the Web3 Trade Association of W3H Hong Kong and a director of Animoca Brands KK, the Japanese subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Mr. Minh is also admitted to practice law in Hong Kong and New York and is an accomplished entrepreneur and angel investor.
Kensuke Amo
VICE PRESIDENT COO
In 2007, he joined Recruit Co. After working on several new business development projects, he joined Coincheck K.K. in 2018. He was appointed as Representative Director of Coincheck Technologies in 2021 and Managing Executive Officer of Coincheck in June 2022. He was appointed Managing Executive Officer of Coincheck in June 2022, leading the NFT business and Metaverse business as the head of the three web domains. He is also involved in the development of "The Sandbox" and "Otherside" in Japan under the partnership signed by the company and Animoca Brands in 2020. He is currently an advisor to the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA), the startup ecosystem of Shibuya Ward, the web3 project "OASIS", and LIFULL Co. He is the author of "NFT Textbook" and "Nonfundable Me" (Asahi Shinbun Publishing).
Tomohiko Kondo
President and Representative Director
He joined SBI Holdings in 2007 as a new graduate and was in charge of information systems for the SBI Group. After working in the group's e-payment business, he became the director in charge of systems at SBI Liquidity Market, a foreign exchange related business. 2019: Appointed as a director of SBI VC Trade, he has been mainly engaged in crypto assets and Web3 related business since then. He graduated from the Graduate School of Business Administration at SBI Graduate University in 2016.
James Wo
Founder & CEO
James is an early investor and experienced entrepreneur in the digital asset space. He saw the potential in companies such as LedgerX, Coinlist, Circle, and 3iQ, as well as blockchain ecosystems such as Polkadot and the Kusama network. He is a major contributor to the ecosystem through capital allocation and donations and actively supports Parachain auctions.
Tony Gu
Managing Partner
Tony Gu is a General Partner of NGC Ventures and prior to founding NGC Ventures was a General Partner at Rhodium Capital, a cross-border buyout advisory firm. Tony has focused on large buyout transactions in North Asia and has completed multiple transactions in the technology, financial services, and consumer sectors with a combined transaction value in excess of $1 billion.
Tobias Bauer
Partner
Tobias Bauer is a partner in the Blockchain Founders Fund, which invests in top-tier startups and builds ventures. He is a startup mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a venture partner at Republic. He worked on the investment team of Chinaccelerator, a global elite accelerator program run by SOSV in China, where he managed over $907M in AUM. Additionally, he worked for the German government in Thailand and was a co-organizer of the NSTF career fair that attracted 1.1M visitors and helped students build professional careers. In the past, Tobias has lived in 15 cities in 9 countries and is fluent in Chinese, English, and German. Tobias holds a Master of Business Administration + CEMS International from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University with distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Law with distinction from the Innsbruck Management Center and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.
Sophia
Head of Ventures
SOPHIA IS THE HEAD OF VENTURE AT GSG, A LEADING SINGAPORE-BASED CRYPTO ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRM WITH OVER $200 MILLION IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT. IN THIS ROLE, SHE OVERSEES THE FIRM'S EARLY-STAGE VENTURE INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES. WITH A BACKGROUND IN TECHNOLOGY, SOPHIA HAS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS DIGITIZATION AND NEW VENTURE BUILDING. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING PROMISING ENTREPRENEURS AND EMPOWERING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE ENJOYS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING CAUSES THAT MATTER TO HER. SHE IS AN ACTIVE MENTOR AND ADVISOR TO PROMISING ENTREPRENEURS AND IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING OTHERS TO USE THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. SOFIA'S EDUCATION INCLUDES A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) AND AN MBA FROM COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL. HER COMBINATION OF TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS EXPERTISE IS WHY SHE EXCELS IN THE FIELD OF CRYPTO INVESTING AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR HER STRATEGIC INSIGHT AND INVESTMENT ACUMEN.
Shumpei Tatebayashi
General Manager, Web3 Promotion Dept.
He joined KDDI Corporation in 2006 and has been involved in the venture support program KDDI ∞ Labo and the venture investment fund KDDI Open Innovation Fund since 2012, mainly investing and forming alliances in the sports, entertainment, and XR domains.
Koichi Kishii
Chief Business Producer
JOINED HAKUHODO IN 1995. AFTER WORKING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES AND CORPORATE PLANNING, HE JOINED HAKUHODO IN 2002 AS A BUSINESS PRODUCER, WHERE HE CURRENTLY WORKS. WHILE ENGAGED IN PROBLEM-SOLVING IN THE MARKETING COMMUNICATION AREA FOR CLIENTS, HE PARTICIPATED IN A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (KOKYO NFT) TO SOLVE SOCIAL ISSUES TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS OFFICES OF JAPAN AIRLINES AND HAKUHODO MIRAI. FOLLOWING THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE SECOND EXPERIMENT IS BEING CONDUCTED ON A LARGER SCALE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
Sho Takahashi
New Business Development
AFTER WORKING FOR AN APPAREL COMPANY, SHE JOINED JAPAN AIRLINES CO. AFTER JOINING THE COMPANY, HE WAS IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RESERVATIONS AND SALES (TICKET SALES) FOR TRAVEL AGENCIES, AND FROM OCTOBER 2016, HE WAS POSTED TO LONDON FOR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, WHERE HE EXPERIENCED GENERAL AFFAIRS FOR THE EUROPEAN REGION. IN HIS CURRENT POSITION IN THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, HIS MAIN MISSION IS TO PLAN AND PROMOTE NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NON-AERONAUTICAL AREA OF THE JAL GROUP, AND HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT (KOKYO NFT) TO CONVERT ATTRACTIVE LOCAL EXPERIENCES INTO NFT WITH HAKUHODO SINCE THE PLANNING STAGE IN FY2022.
Takuji Ushijima
PROJECT FOUNDER, JR KYUSHU NFT PROJECT
Joined JR Kyushu after graduating from university. After joining the company, he experienced development work such as commercial facility development and store development, as well as operational work such as commercial facility management, leasing, and sales promotion. In his current position from 2021, he is responsible for backup of DX and data analysis for JR Kyushu Group companies, and has started to examine measures utilizing digital as a new area of business. While implementing measures such as metaverse and games, he started to sell and distribute NFT in the "JR Kyushu NFT" project in 2023. In addition to "sales" that can be obtained on the web and "distribution" as a "commemoration" or "proof" of actual use, the concept is that possession of the NFT will lead to "incentive The "JR Kyushu NFT" project is being promoted based on the concept that possession of the NFT will lead to "incentive". By utilizing blockchain and NFT, we aim for mass adoption of Web 3.0 while establishing various points of contact with customers and proposing new values and ways to enjoy Kyushu.
Seihaku Yoshida
Chairman of the Board and Founder
In 2018, he founded HashPort Inc. to provide consulting and systems to major crypto asset exchangers in Japan. He then founded HashPalette Inc. in 2020 as a subsidiary in the NFT field. The company has successfully completed the first IEO in Japan (fundraising with crypto assets approved by the authorities) and operates an NFT ecosystem, including one of the largest NFT marketplaces and NFT game studios in Japan.
Junichiro Hatogai
Head of FinTech Group, Settlement Mechanism Bureau
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, IN 2002 AND JOINED THE BANK OF JAPAN, WHERE HE HAS BEEN IN HIS CURRENT POSITION SINCE 2020. HE IS A SPECIALLY-APPOINTED RESEARCHER AT CARF, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO.
Tatsuya Saito
Founder and CEO
He joined Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in 2010. After working in corporate sales, business planning, and IT planning, he established the FinTech Promotion Office in 2016 and planned and promoted Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking's digital strategy as the first full-time staff member. As a "serial entrepreneur", he has developed and launched several projects including Dprime, an information banking platform, Progmat, a digital securities platform, Progmat Coin, a stable coin platform, Progmat UT, a functional NFT platform, and Progmat, an NFT platform for the financial services industry, In 2022, he announced the formation of an independent company for the digital asset infrastructure business with investments from several financial institutions, exchanges, and software companies, and assumed the position of representative from the company's founding in October 2023. He has 8 patents registered.
Kimio Mikazuki
President and Representative Director
AFTER BUILDING UP HIS CORPORATE FINANCE BASE AT AOZORA BANK, HE ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF VENTURE AND ACQUISITION INVESTMENTS AT ITX (FORMER NISSHO IWAI-AFFILIATED IT BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY). HE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE BANK TO A VENTURE COMPANY, WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A PROJECT TO INSTALL LARGE LED DISPLAYS IN SHIBUYA. LATER, HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AN IT COMPANY AFTER IT WAS ACQUIRED, AND HAS KNOWLEDGE IN BOTH FINANCE AND BUSINESS COMPANY MANAGEMENT. FROM 2019 TO 2020, HE WILL SERVE AS THE HEAD OF BITPOINT JAPAN'S ICO BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AND COO (CHAIRMAN OF THE JAPAN CRYPTO ASSET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (JCBA) ICO/STO COMMITTEE).
Wataru Uchida
Director
He joined NTT DOCOMO in 2004. After developing interactive agent platforms and services using spoken language processing, planning and executing human resource development for the entire DOCOMO group, and developing speech machine translation technology, he will be involved in the development of web3 services from 2023. D. in Information Science, joined NTT DOCOMO in 2004. He has been involved in the development of interactive agent platforms and services using spoken language processing, planning and execution of human resource development for the entire DOCOMO group, and technological development of speech machine translation. D. (Information Science).
Akira Masuzawa
Manager, Advanced Contents Business, IoTv Center
He is a media partner of Japan Blockchain Week 2023, a gold sponsor of NFTokyo, and has announced a web3 product at Token2049 Singapore. In 2007, he joined Dorcom Inc. as an engineer and development manager of advertising products, and in 2011, he became COO of Frenzo, a JV between mixi, Inc. and Hakuhodo DY MP, where he was in charge of startup collaboration, data marketing, and global marketing. Current position since 2019, working in the Advanced Content Business Team at the Internet of Television Bureau. 17 years in new business development.
Joanna Liang
CEO & Co-founder
Joanna has been involved in blockchain technology and digital asset investments for the past 5 years, investing in over 150 projects. With keen business acumen and excellent business negotiation skills, prior to joining Jsquare, Joanna served as CIO of DFG, where she managed DFG's crypto lending and liquidity mining businesses, negotiated $DOT investments, and led the creation of the Polkadot Ecosystem Fund, which generated hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and operating revenue for the company. Mr. Joanna continues to invest in and provide strategic advisory to leading projects at all stages.
Deeps De Silva
Founder
Deeps is a seasoned technology professional with experience at Meta, Dropbox, Salesforce, and Microsoft. He is currently focused on helping companies grow through Samadhi Ventures. He supports his portfolio companies in innovative thinking, growth, and business strategy, working with Asian startups and companies in the web3 and generative AI space to solve real-world problems. He is also an advisor to top Asian VC firms AC Ventures and Artichoke Capital, a Web3 fund, and works closely with Asia-based family offices on technology investment strategy.
Lloyd Lee
CEO
Lloyd is the founder and CEO of Hyperithm, a prominent digital asset financial services provider headquartered in Tokyo and Seoul. The firm is strongly backed by well-known investors such as Hashed, Coinbase, Samsung, Kakao, and Wemade. Hyperithm's Asset Management division specializes in algorithm/High Frequency Trading (HFT)-based market neutral strategies for institutional investors and high asset holders. Lloyd is also an advocate of the Web3 ecosystem, which he supports through venture investments in emerging teams. Lloyd launched his first startup at the age of 17 and went on to start multiple projects, including Bamboo Forest; in 2017, he discovered cryptocurrency as a more cost-effective way to make money and moved to Japan to join the Japanese family office. The following year, he co-founded Hyperithm with a former Morgan Stanley investment banker to become an "institutional digital asset gateway". Lloyd is a graduate of Seoul National University, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2022, and is passionate about scuba diving.
Yoshikazu Abe
CSO
After graduating from the Law Department of Waseda University, he worked at the Tokyo Financial Exchange, where he was involved in negotiations with the authorities regarding corporate sales of derivatives and rule revisions. He then spent 5 years as Head of Compliance at a Japanese licensed virtual currency exchange, including FXcoin, where he participated in several virtual currency projects. In 2022 he joined Hyperithm as CSO, a private digital asset manager based in Tokyo and Seoul, targeting institutional and high-end private investors. In April 2022, it launched its Web3 Fund to invest in seed-round projects in the Web3 industry. To date, the fund has invested in approximately 50 projects.
Akio Tanaka
Partner
Akio Tanaka is a Partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC), the most active cryptocurrency venture investment firm in Asia, and a founding Partner at Headline Asia, a leading Asian venture capital firm. He was formerly responsible for Adobe's venture investment program in Asia and was responsible for Adobe's corporate venture investments in China, Japan, and India. Prior to joining Adobe, he worked as CTO of Macromedia Japan as part of the local management team, also held the position of Technology Advisor to the CEO of Macromedia, Inc.
Masahiro Yosano
Chief Solution Architect
AFTER WORKING FOR A MAJOR SI, A MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE, AND A MAJOR GAME COMPANY, HE BECAME THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF ALIBABA CLOUD JAPAN. HE SUPPORTS JAPANESE COMPANIES' BUSINESS IN CHINA AND CHINESE COMPANIES' BUSINESS IN JAPAN, EXPERIENCING FIRSTHAND THE ERA OF SHIFT FROM ON-PREMISE TO CLOUD COMPUTING, AND RECENTLY, HE HAS SPENT HIS DAYS BEING TUGGED BY THE WAVES OF AI.
Susumu Niitsuma
Business Development Director
After working for a foreign IT company and studying MBA in the UK, he joined Alibaba Cloud International Group. He joined AlibabaCloud Japan as the first Business Development Director of AlibabaCloud Japan and was engaged in business development work for AlibabaCloud in the Japanese market. As a top partner in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, he led multiple Alibaba Cloud projects. Currently, he is also engaged in business support for global alliances including Salesforce.
Satoshi Inuzuka
Business Development Manager
After graduating, he joined an IT company in the U.S., where he was mainly engaged in DB and middleware business expansion. After that, he joined Alibaba Cloud and focuses on business expansion in Japan as Business Development. Most recently, he has been supporting customers in the AI, gaming, and Internet industries.
Takashi Hayashida
Managing Partner
Takashi Hayashida has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and private equity. Formerly with Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he founded Elements Capital and Earth Elements Capital, managing private equity funds focused on small companies Since 2017, he has invested in web3 startups and joined EMURGO's Venture Capital Investment Committee in 2019. Takashi Hayashida is a seasoned professional who combines traditional financial acumen with a keen eye for emerging web3 opportunities.
Hidekazu Kondo
founder
D. in Engineering from Waseda University. After graduating from university, he worked for Sony Corporation before founding Lunascape Corporation. He later became a founder of Japan Open Chain, a representative of G.U. Group, G.U. Technologies, and Japan Blockchain Infrastructure Co. 2002: Awarded "Best Author" by Information Processing Society of Japan 2008: Selected as "Asia's Best Young Entrepreneurs" by Business Week magazine 2011: Selected as one of the "100 People Who Will Rebuild Japan" by AERA magazine 2022: Selected as one of "100 Amazing Ventures" by Weekly Toyo Keizai in three web categories
Tatsuya Sato
Board Member
After 14 years of experience at Sega, a major game company, and 8 years at KDDI, a major telecommunications carrier, he joined EXNOA, a DMM group company, in 2021. 2022 he was in charge of planning and development of web3 games, and from 2023 he will be in charge of planning the service and content layer and alliance for the 3rd title. He also holds a dual role in the business.
Ciara Sun
Founder & Managing Partner
Ciara Sun is the Founder and Managing Partner of C² Ventures, where she has invested over $1.5 million to date with a focus on helping developers build and scale the next generation of Web3 applications. Prior to founding C² Ventures, Ciara was a Vice President at Huobi Group, where she led the Global Business Development, Global Markets, Institutional Business Unit, Partnerships, Blockchain Project Listing, Incubation, and Investments divisions. Ciara has been invited to various global events as a key female leader in the blockchain field and has been coined "Asia's Female Global Crypto Leader" by her 200,000 Twitter followers. She is also a strong advocate for gender equality and founded the NGO Women Who Crypto.
Kevin Ren
Partner of CGV Fund
Kevin Ren is a partner at CGV Fund, co-founder of the AIFocus accelerator, and former co-founder of Consensus Lab. He focuses on primary market investments and secondary market asset management and has led investments in a number of star projects including Polkadot, Filecoin, Casperlabs, Bitget, AlchemyPay, Bitkeep, Pocket, Graph, and Unisats. He holds Professional and PMP Professional certifications from several securities funds. He holds a Master's degree from the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.
Yuan XiaoHang
General Partner
Born in Shanghai. He has been a venture investor in Japanese startups and a financial advisor to Chinese VC firms, and will join Skyland Ventures as a venture partner and CSO in April 2019. D. in Business Administration from Nagoya University (2002). Major investments include Taiko (zkEVM), Go Plus (Wallet Security API), Wallchain (MEV Solution), NFT Go (Analytics)
Yoann T.
Co-Founder
A former derivatives trader at Optiver, Yoan has been a serial entrepreneurial investor for the past 14 years. He has personally invested in over 60 startups/scaleups and is involved in over 100 projects through Wintermute. He is a co-founder of Wintermute and an advanced cryptocurrency market maker. He is based in Singapore and focuses on growth in Asia. He has spoken at many conferences around the world and is a regular contributor to podcasts and webinars covering topics ranging from Defy to institutional adoption.
Hideki Ikeda
EXECUTIVE OFFICER CTO
He has been engaged in project management at a leading company in the Japanese financial industry and has led many projects to success, He has successfully managed numerous projects for leading companies in the Japanese financial industry. He has extensive knowledge of technology strategy and architecture in the blockchain business. He currently serves as CTO at SBI VC Trade and is dedicated to promoting the crypto asset market both domestically and internationally, He is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SBI VC Trade, where he is dedicated to promoting the crypto asset market domestically and internationally.
Virtual Nishi
SBI VC TRADE - CRYPTO ANALYST / NEW BUSINESS STRATEGIST AND DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL SPACE OFFICE, SBI HOLDINGS
SBI VC Trade (Crypto Analyst / New Business Strategy) / Deputy General Manager, Digital Space Office, SBI Holdings With his experience in securities management at financial institutions and research and analysis at domestic think tanks, he analyzes the crypto asset market including on-chain data and provides commentary on the crypto asset market in newspapers and magazines, in addition to disseminating information on Twitter.
Kenji Mitsusada
Head of Markets at Secured Finance
Kenji is a financial expert and mechanism designer for the cryptocurrency interest rate market. He has 18 years of experience in interest rate derivatives and macro trading. He is the former co-head of Goldman Sachs' G10 FX Forward and STIR trading and a hedge fund manager at Capula Investment and Management.
Satoshi Shinada
Co-founder and General Partner
Satoshi Shinada is Co-Founder and General Partner of Kepple Africa Ventures Inc. since 2019 he has led investments in about 50 startups across Africa. He currently runs the $60M Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures as a partner and invests in Series A startups in Africa. He has lived and worked in Nigeria for 9 years. Shinada holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Sc. in Regional Economics and Resource Science from the University of Tokyo.
Benjamin Tsai
Co-founder&President
Benjamin Tsai is co-founder and president of Wave Digital Assets, an SEC-registered digital asset management company. He oversees product development and trading at the company. He is trilingual, a native speaker of virtual currencies, and a veteran of the traditional financial sector. Ben has over 15 years of senior leadership experience at Merrill Lynch Commodities in Singapore, where he served as the company's CEO. He also worked at Alliance Bernstein, where he managed profitable distribution teams and drove business strategy in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Taipei. Ben has invested in and mentored early stage startups in Southern California. He holds numerous securities licenses and holds a B.S. in Engineering from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently teaches cryptocurrency finance at the same university.
Shy Datika
Founder and CEO
A leader in the traditional market economy for over 25 years, Shy Datika is committed to building a responsible and sustainable path for the new digital economy. He is co-founder and president of INX, a veteran fintech investor, and has served as CEO of several companies including ForexManage Ltd, Anyoption, and ILS Brokers. He has also served as a director on numerous company boards and has been a director and member of the investment and audit committees of Altshuler Shaham Provident Funds and Pension for many years.Datika is a member of the global over-the-counter foreign exchange (OTC Datika has played a key role in the introduction of electronic trading in the global over-the-counter (OTC) Forex market and in the promotion of brokerage activities and online trading. In his work with EU and US regulators, he brings a wealth of experience to establish the foundations for a new, improved, and secure economy.
Kenzo Fujisue
Visiting Professor, Institute for AI Ethics, Technical University of Munich (to be appointed in June) Visiting Senior Researcher, Internet Institute, Oxford University (Visiting Policy Fellow)
Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo. Formerly with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. 2004-2022, as a member of the House of Councillors, in charge of bills related to crypto assets. Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. D. (International Relations)
Hironori
Washizaki
Professor / Director, Global Software Engineering Laboratory
Director and Professor, Global Software Engineering Research Institute, Waseda University; Visiting Professor, National Institute of Informatics; Director, System Information Corporation (Audit Committee Member); Outside Director, EXMOTION Corporation; Advisor, University of Human Environments. Engaged in research, education, and social development of software engineering, AI, machine learning engineering, and information education. Chair of the Steering Subcommittee of the SQiP Study Group 2024, and President of the IEEE Computer Society 2025. He is the author of "Machine Learning Engineering (Machine Learning Professional Series)" (Kodansha), "Machine Learning Engineering for AI Project Managers" (Kagaku Joho Shuppan K.K.), "Machine Learning Design Patterns - Practical Problems and Solutions in Data Preparation, Model Building, and MLOps" (O'Reilly Japan), etc. (O'Reilly Japan), and many others.
Hongche Liu
Computer Vision & VP of R&D
Hongche Liu is a renowned expert in computer vision and artificial intelligence, with a PhD from the University of Maryland and a focus on computer vision research at NIST. He is currently working as Vice President of R&D at Japan Computer Vision Corporation, where he is responsible for the strategic development of deep learning and artificial intelligence technologies. His activities demonstrate his commitment to pushing the boundaries of the field.
Toshinori Shigematsu
President and Representative Director
HE LAUNCHED THE SHANGHAI AND TAIWAN BRANCH OFFICES OF YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC. AND SERVED AS BRANCH MANAGER. HE THEN JOINED A METAVERSE-RELATED COMPANY AS A DIRECTOR, LAUNCHED A VIRTUAL EVENT PF IN VR SPACE, AND HAS BEEN IN HIS CURRENT POSITION SINCE JANUARY 2011.
Takasugu Murata
Head of Web3 Business Development
After working for a security software maker, he joined GREE in 2010. After working in game and VR business development, he became an executive officer of a game business subsidiary. In 2022, he joined BLRD, a subsidiary in Singapore, and is in charge of investment and validation business.
Max Kordek
President
Max Kordek is a globally recognized serial entrepreneur who has been involved in the blockchain industry since 2012. He founded the Onchain Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on solution-oriented blockchain research and product development. The foundation launched Lisk, which raised over 14,000 BTC in an ICO to democratize blockchain accessibility, and is currently working on a stealth product to adapt Web3 to the mainstream. He is also a co-founder of Lightcurve, one of the largest and longest running blockchain studios in Berlin. Since entering the blockchain industry, he has spoken at all the top blockchain conferences and appeared in the world's most prestigious media. In 2024, he will embark on a new journey to educate and enlighten the next generation of Web3 founders by publishing videos on entrepreneurship and cryptocurrency on his social media channels.
Shun Ishikawa
COO
Shun is the COO of Astar Foundation. He was previously a founding member and producer of My Crypto Heroes. During that time (2018-2019), it had the highest DAUs/revenues/transaction volume in the world among Ethereum dApps.In addition to his role as COO, he is a founder and general partner of Next Web Capital. He is also involved in investment operations.
Jack Jia
Blockchain Analyst
Web3 pioneer with an unparalleled track record in blockchain innovation. He led the launch of an innovative digital ID system using blockchain technology to improve the security and privacy of online transactions. He also played a key role in the creation of the DeFi platform, is well versed in the regulatory environment for ICOs and blockchain deployments, and as leader of the Web3 project, has driven the development of innovative services through the convergence of Web2 and Web3.
Max Rebol
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Max Rebol is CEO and Managing Partner of Harbour Industrial Capital, an early stage Web3 VC fund focused on Polkadot. Harbour Industrial Capital is pioneering a strategy to capitalize on the Web3 infrastructure through auctions, helping promising startups gain access to the Polkadot ecosystem.
Mario Altenburger
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Mario Altenburger is CFO and Managing Partner of Harbour Industrial Capital, an early stage Web3 VC fund focused on Polkadot. Harbour Industrial Capital is pioneering a strategy to deploy capital into the Web3 infrastructure, helping promising startups gain access to the Polkadot ecosystem. Mario has 14 years of experience in the capital markets and has raised over US$500 billion for issuers. He holds an MA in Financial Mathematics from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder.
Yosuke Yoshida
CEO
YOSHIDA HAS 20 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN M&A AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTION BUSINESS AS A MANAGER AT MARUBENI CORPORATION, JAPAN'S LARGEST POWER SECTOR INVESTMENT FIRM. HE HAS LED MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL AND GOVERNMENT PROJECTS IN INDONESIA, VIETNAM, AND THE PHILIPPINES. YOSHIDA IS THE FORMER CEO OF EMURGO JAPAN, WHERE EMURGO WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED AND STARTED DOING BUSINESS IN 2017.
Yuki Kamimoto
Representative Director & CEO
In 2013, he joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LINE Yahoo!), where he was engaged in media and advertising business development with a focus on Yahoo! News, and then worked with an Israeli tech venture to launch new businesses. In 2006, he founded N.Avenue, a media company that disseminates information on the Web3, and became President and Representative Director. He also manages the official Japanese version of CoinDesk, the world's largest digital asset reporting media, as well as btokyo, which organizes conferences and community activities in this area. He has also served as a board member of the Blockchain Promotion Council of Japan (BCCC) since 2011.
Kai Xu
COO
Entertainment industry experts are revolutionizing the traditional entertainment industry through Web3 and AI technologies.
Neil Lee
CEO
Neil has been committed to Taiwan's technology industry for over 20 years and has twice been recognized by Business Next (Taiwan's largest technology media outlet) as one of the top 30 blockchain figures in the Asia-Pacific region. positioned the company as an IT provider of blockchain solutions. He played a key role in strengthening Mandopop king Jay Chou's NFT initiative and facilitated the integration of blockchain applications for major companies, including Taiwan's leading automotive company, Yulon Group. in 2020, Neil was interviewed by "Fortune Magazine" in an interview and recognized by APAC CIO OUTLOOK as one of the top 10 blockchain consulting firms in the Asia Pacific region.
Felix Hu
Chief Advisor
As an early investor in several blockchain projects, including Btc, Eth, and Solana, I have witnessed the overall exponential development of the web3 industry and several major blockchain projects over the past decade. This has certainly helped a great deal in advancing the thinking on the core concepts of blockchain projects. Roles within the team include working cross-functionally within key elements to ensure smooth project progression and the involvement of different roles such as investors, technical teams, and marketing partners.
Park Jihye
CSO
PARK JIHYE, CSO of DeepLink and Chief Director of DeepBrain Chain, graduated from the Chinese Department of Peking University in 2007.In 2018, he served as CEO of FLOW FACTORY and from 2019 to 2021 as CELLOGIN's overseas market leadership.
Stella Chan
COO
Stella oversees all business units of Phemex, one of the top 10 virtual currency exchanges in the world with over 6 million active users. as Phemex's Chief Operating Officer, Stella is responsible for setting and implementing long-term strategic initiatives and managing day-to-day operations. She is responsible for marketing, operations, business development, and the management of all Phemex business units. She oversees Phemex's departments including marketing, operations, business development, key partnerships, asset management, business intelligence, and customer service. As a key thought leader in the ever-changing landscape of virtual currency exchanges, Stella's mission is to provide a more reliable and engaging user experience for CEX traders, and Phemex has emerged as one of the exchanges that has recovered strongly from the bear market following the collapse of the FTX in 2022 Phemex has emerged as one of the exchanges that has recovered strongly from the bear market that followed the collapse of FTX in 2022. With a thorough knowledge of all aspects of the exchange business, Stella played a key role in Phemex's transformation from a purely centralized platform to a hybrid semi-centralized exchange with decentralized governance via the PhemexDAO and Phemex tokens. She advocated for Phemex to be one of the first and only exchanges to publish monthly certificate reservations and certificate dissolutions, and in 2023 she led the development of Phemex Web3, recognizing that the next evolution of CEX would require increased transparency through a decentralized element on-chain. This facilitated the integration of innovations such as soulbound tokens and social trading into its Web3 ecosystem. Prior to starting her blockchain career, Stella held management positions at global internet companies such as Alibaba and Xiaomi, where she helped develop technology trends such as big data and AI. diverse background with marketing and experience in regions such as MENA and Europe. From , Stella joined Phemex as Director of Emerging Markets and was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer and now Chief Operating Officer. Recognized as an industry leader, she has been profiled by major publications and named one of the "Crypto Queens" by the "International Business Times.
Herbert Sim
COO
Herbert Sim is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the hybrid cryptocurrency exchange Websea.com, also known in the FinTech industry as BitcoinMan™ (TheBitcoinMan.com founded 2016) with over 2 million followers across social media. Widely known, Sim served as Global Operations Director of HUOBI (2017-2018) and CMO of Cryptology, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange. He is also a PhD candidate in Economics (PhD(C)) specializing in Artificial Intelligence, an MBA from the University of Wolverhampton, UK, and a BA in Mass Communication from Oklahoma City University, USA.
XANARIO
Founder/CEO
Entrepreneur and entertainment producer. Born in Nara, Japan. After living in Los Angeles, Beijing, and Indonesia, he currently resides in Dubai. After signing a contract as an artist with Avex and producing famous music such as Initial D and TRF, he started his own business, producing fashion shows for XJAPAN at Tokyo Dome, Taiwan Stadium, and New York Fashion Week, and formed a DJ group with members from Japan, Korea, and China. They have provided music for Chinese TV shows and movies, and have toured over 200 cities around the world. They have also performed at major festivals such as Summer Sonic Shanghai. Inspired by the encounter with blockchain and virtual reality, he incorporated the group and developed XANA. In 2022, XANA will be listed on 5 major global exchanges. Currently leads an organization with over 120 employees in 7 locations around the world. He is trilingual in Japanese, Chinese and English. Winner of 3rd place in CES2024 Web 3.0 Pitch Competition, ICC Startup Catapult 2023, Tokyo Dome EnXross, ICC Catapult Grand Prix 2024, Tokyo Venture Company Championship 2024 Finalist.
Jacek Studzinski
Chief Marketing Officer
Jacek Studzinski is a marketing specialist with almost 25 years of experience in commercial brand communications planning. He is a public speaker, moderator, and educator. He has worked for companies such as Emirates Airline and Dentsu, and began his career in 2021 as a Web3 and Metaverse Advisor. He is passionate about blockchain solutions, marketing, and human psychology.
James.
CEO
Co-founder of the Alpha Blockchai Foundation, James has served on the boards of several well-known Web3 projects, including ByBit and Double Protocol.
Shawn Tan
Partner
Shawn is an entrepreneur turned investor and advisor with over a decade of experience in venture investing, zero to one management and operations. He is currently a partner at R3D3 Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in the areas of FinTech, Blockchain/Web 3.0, and AI. Shawn is also a strong advocate for business-driven blockchain applications. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (major in Finance) from the National University of Singapore and is pursuing his MBA at INSEAD.
Daryl Lim
Managing Partner
Daryl is the Managing Partner of Trive Advisory, a division of Trive Advisory, a leading venture capital firm providing strategic support to startups and family offices in Asia, managing assets totaling US$50 million Prior to joining Trive Advisory, Daryl was COO of MetaPals, where he developed the game operations team and established it as one of the most popular games in the Filecoin ecosystem with 15,000 users in less than 3 months. Daryl has over 8 years of experience in management consulting and enterprise technology, from developing digital transformation strategies to developing global partnerships. He holds a Master's degree in Innovation and Technopreneurship from Nanyang Technological University.
Jonathan Tanemori
Partner and Head of Investments Asia
After spending almost 7 years at SBI Holdings/SBI Investment, Jonathan joined Primal Capital Management KK as Partner and Head of Investment (Asia). Primal Capital is an early and growth stage investor in emerging technology companies, particularly in the Web3 sector.
Sungku Kim
CEO/CIO
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer of Nexus one, based in Seoul, , virtual currency venture capital founded in 2018, portfolio of over 30
Yuji Kumagai
General Partner
Emoote is a Singapore-based Web3 fund focused on entertainment, media and lifestyle. It has invested in STEPN, Xai, BreederDAO, EthSign and YGG Japan. A serial entrepreneur who founded three IT companies, the third of which was acquired by Akatsuki Inc, a publicly traded Japanese digital entertainment company.
Shinichi Iwata
Founding Partner
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics. After working as a software engineer at Lotus and Microsoft, he joined Ariel Networks, Inc. in 2001, where he was engaged in P2P application development. 2005, he joined Skype Technologies S.A., where he established Skype Japan K.K. and became its president. In 2012, he joined ATOMICO, one of the largest independent VC firms in Europe. In 2017, he completed the Kauffman Fellows Program and became a Kauffman Fellow. 2018, he launched MIRAISE, which specializes in investing in programmer entrepreneurs. Leveraging his experience as an entrepreneur with an engineering background and his global network, he conducts investment activities and nurtures engineering entrepreneurs.
Steve Lee
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Steve Lee is co-founder and managing partner of Neoclassic Capital, an early stage venture capital firm focused on web3 and digital assets. He focuses on investments in the consumer and financial services sectors. Until the end of 2022, Steve worked at BlockTower Capital, a global digital asset investment firm based in New York and Miami. It was founded by a former Goldman Sachs VP and University of Chicago endowment portfolio manager and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. In his role at BlockTower, as Director of Investments and Head of Asia, he was responsible for contributing to global investments in liquid cryptocurrencies in the public markets and early-stage venture investments focused on consumer, gaming, and infrastructure. Prior to joining BlockTower, Steve worked as a portfolio manager, trader, and analyst for institutional investors in Asia at Goldman Sachs' Asset Management Division (GSAM) in Tokyo and Singapore for eight years until 2018.
Jitendra Singh Jiatawat
Co-founder & CEO
Jitendra is the co-founder and CEO of HELIX, an institutional Real World Asset (RWA) protocol that provides blockchain-based investors with sustainable returns from private credit opportunities from Southeast Asia and other emerging economies. He is a seasoned industry leader with over 17 years of experience, primarily in building financial products and services. Most recently, he served as the founding CTO of Helicap, a leading fintech platform in Southeast Asia, where he distributed over US$200 million in private credit with zero default. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs in Tokyo and Singapore, building and overseeing a platform that managed hundreds of billions of dollars of Asset Under Management (AUM)
Dr. Albert He
Chief Scientist
Dr. Albert He received his bachelor's degree from three top Chinese universities and later received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering in the USA. He is an expert in parallel computing, with 6 years of research in computational fluid dynamics, 3 years in fundamental research and computational analysis, and 5 years of experience in cryptographic investments.
Leow
Partnership
Financial expert turned crypto deejay since 2017
Henry Zhang
Founder & CEO
Mr. Henry Zhang, Founder and CEO of DigiFT As a finance professional, Henry brings technology to life. His passion is backed by his extensive experience and track record managing international financial institutions. Previously, Henry served as Deputy CEO of Citibank China and CEO of East West Bank Greater China.
Merida Pan
COO
Merida Pan is the Chief Operating Officer of Magic Circle, where her leadership and deep expertise in digital securities issuance has contributed significantly to the success of many innovative companies in the US market. Her journey in blockchain began in 2016, when she played a key management role in a project for a NASDAQ-listed company. There, she has played a central role at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge blockchain technology.
Hiroshi Harada
JANCTION CEO Jasmy CFO JasmyLabCEO
Certified Public Accountant, Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Management Innovation Support Organization. After working at KPMG AZSA & Co. for 11 years, he joined Jasmy Corporation as CFO with a new mission of listing and utilizing proprietary crypto assets. He led the project and was the first Japanese project to be listed on Coinbese and Binance.
Aro Kondo
CEO & Co-Founder
Aro is a visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in the technology and startup ecosystem. As a programmer, he developed from scratch a fully automated trading system used by a leading online brokerage for retail investors. Since 2016, he has been involved in the crypto space, fascinated by the practical applications of blockchain beyond asset trading. in 2018, he started research and development on blockchain for business applications, and in 2021, he launched a boutique NFT In 2022, he founded Minkab Web3 Wallet, a joint venture with Minkab Ji Infonoid, where he continues to serve as a technical advisor. announced. As CEO of THXLAB, Aro is at the forefront of the development of THXNET. and is challenging innovation in the blockchain space through the project Web3aaS - Plug & Play Blockchain Network. 0 and Web3 experiences seamlessly, allowing Web2.0 companies to quickly build their own blockchain infrastructure and integrate Web3 functionality without extensive blockchain expertise.
Charles.
CEO
BytomDAO Secretary General, Bytom JP CEO, and senior Web3 industry expert with extensive industry experience and strong networking contacts, having held key positions in top Web3 cryptocurrency organizations such as Huobi, ETC, and 8BTC.
Yuma Tanimoto
Co-founder / CSO
He began his career in college teaching at the age of just 24, after studying biology at the State University of New York, where he developed a unique perspective on optimizing learning. He then worked as a freelance producer before becoming an entrepreneur focused on business development and branding. His portfolio includes major companies in a wide range of fields, including the beverage, entertainment, and e-commerce industries. He also supports startups at the same time, and has experience in IoT business in the East Africa region, where he was responsible for the business from establishment of a local legal entity to hiring and building partnerships. He is also responsible for the development of international partnerships, mainly in B2B and B2G.
T-RO
Product Marketing Lead
T-RO is an innovative game designer leading the evolution of gaming from Web2 to Web3. With an unwavering dedication to technological advancement and user-centered design, T-RO is at the forefront of ensuring a seamless transition to the Web3 era for all gamers.
Slein Lyu
Co-founder, CMO
With over 4 years of professional experience in the Crypto & Decentralized Identity field, Slein Lyu and his team have provided advanced DID solutions to over 70 crypto projects and communities. of the BRC-137 protocol on Bitcoin. The recent release demonstrates their efforts to create a combinable DID system that enhances Bitcoin with interoperable social features.
Mickaël Canu
Founder & CEO
Mickaël Canu is a French serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Ternoa, a decentralized confidential computing infrastructure available as a substrate L1 blockchain and zkEVM L2.
Alexander Belov
Founder
As a cryptocurrency enthusiast, I am really interested in projects that will better our virtual currency community. Virtual Currency - To the Moon! - Building a company strategy - Organic PR in top business, technology and financial media such as Forbes, Reuters, TechCrunch, Guardian, Coin Desk, Cointelegraph, CCN - Regional PR in Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe, UK, US, Middle East and other regions - Digital marketing development of high converting traffic campaigns on Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube, etc. - Community and airdrop building and management - Listing on exchanges - IEO implementation - Organization of road shows, conferences and private investor dinners - Legal registration and support of the company
Zaf Chow
Chief Commercial Officer
Zaf is an advocate for the development and adoption of Web3. As Director of Digital Strategy and Partnerships at Animoka Brands, she played a key role in driving mass adoption of NFT and Metaverse. Her successful entrepreneurial journey with the award-winning fintech and IoT startup she founded also demonstrates her passion for innovation. As a recognized thought leader, Zaf was selected as a TEDx speaker in 2022 to share her insights on how Web3 can pave the way to a more equitable future. Currently working at Artifact Lab, she is leading collaborations with arts and cultural institutions using blockchain technology. Her work at Artifact Lab blends tradition with an evolving art landscape shaped by technology. By helping institutions navigate the digital age, Zaf propels them toward timeless resilience.
Shunsuke Murasaki
Chief of Staff
Prior to his appointment as Chief of Staff, Shunsuke Murasaki was EMURGO's Vice President of Global Operations and CEO of EMURGO Indonesia. In these roles, he led the implementation of a blockchain-based supply chain traceability solution for Indonesian coffee companies, blockchain education cooperation with leading Indonesian universities, and strategic partnerships with regional companies. Shunsuke Murasaki has been with EMURGO since its inception and has over 10 years of experience specializing in B2B international sales and business development in Asian markets.
Alex Atashkar
Co-Founder
Alex Atashkar is a recognized expert in the field of NFT. For the past five years, he has dedicated his passion to the innovative use of blockchain technology to preserve the arts. From London to Belgrade, Istanbul, Hong Kong and Dubai, his influence has spread across the globe. His exceptional presentations and insights have inspired many to embrace the new era of blockchain and artificial intelligence and have had a noticeable impact on the technological landscape.
Max Zheng
Investing Director
Max is an Investment Director at Blockchain Founders Group and has successfully invested in over 25 Web 3 ventures. He has expertise in business development, fundraising, and growth hacking. He has also been a Grants Jury for Ripple Labs and Polygon Village, demonstrating his outstanding contributions to the Web 3 and crypto investment sector.
Agyle
CEO
Agyle is co-founder and CEO of Talisman Wallet.
Ivan Kan
SVP Web3 & Influencer Strategy
Ivan Kan is SVP of Web3 Strategy at Avenue Z, where he helps redefine brand narratives by leveraging the transformative power of distributed technology. With over a decade of experience in digital strategy, Ivan is committed to driving innovation, fostering authentic influencer partnerships, and shaping the future of online engagement. Formerly co-founder of Crowdcreate, named one of the "Top Growth Marketing Firms" by Forbes, CoinBureau, and Clutch, he has a large network of founders, investors, influencers, and creators worldwide. over 500 projects with over $250 million in funding, and is a global pioneer in launching and scaling projects from startups to corporations. Ivan Kan is passionate about new ideas and technologies that can solve major human challenges and advises growing startups and projects that aim to do so.
Andy Cho
Director of Business Development
Andy Cho manages partnerships and growth at IQ.wiki and is Director of Business Development. He is also the Asia Director for Frax Finance. He joined IQ.wiki (formerly Everipedia) in 2018 as Communications Director for Korea. After managing key exchanges and partnerships in Korea for several years, he was promoted to Director of Business Development in 2022.
Vlad Svitanko
Founder
Vlad is the founder of two exits, a marketing advisor for the Web3 project, and a public speaker.
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