Virtual Blockchain Week welcomes a multifaceted set of speakers who represent a dynamic mix of groundbreaking trailblazers, emerging technologists, futurists, thought leaders, authors, and entrepreneurs who will provide attendees with unique insight and detailed explanation during their presentations, all from the comfort and safety of your home.
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CEO of Give Nation & Author
Sam is the Chief Executive Assistant for GIVE Nation, a non-profit children’s financial literacy blockchain project that encourages altruism. The Community Director at ‘The World Ethical Data Forum’ and a Founder/Community Manager for Women in Blockchain International. In her free time, Sam writes for 15+ Tech Magazines, while humbly sitting at the top 1% of the Blockchain industry as an influencer. Her unbiased ‘Complete 2020 Guide to Stablecoins’ released December 2019.
Podcaster, Investor, Strategist
Anthony is the host of Off The Chain podcast & newsletter. Morgan Creek Digital Assets was founded by Anthony Pompliano, Mark Yusko and Jason Williams in April 2018. Morgan Creek Digital Assets is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on providing access to blockchain technology and digital assets for institutional clients and wealthy family offices.
Prior to this, he worked at Facebook and Snapchat.
Founder- Own Your Data Foundation
Brittany is an international law, diplomacy and data-driven campaigning professional with significant global experience. Her work involves developing successful strategies for politicians, governments, and corporations to achieve their goals using cutting edge technology. Currently focused on legislative reform for digital assets such as personal data and tokens on the blockchain.
Founder & CEO of Avanti Financial Group
Caitlin Long is a 22-year Wall Street veteran who has been active in bitcoin and blockchain since 2012. She has been leading the charge to make her native state of Wyoming an oasis for blockchain companies in the US, where she helped Wyoming enact 13 blockchain-enabling laws in 2018 and 2019. She is also the CEO of Avanti. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School (JD, 1994), the Kennedy School of Government (MPP, 1994) and the University of Wyoming (BA, 1990).
Cofounder & CEO of Binance
Changpeng Zhao (Chinese: 赵长鹏) is a Chinese-Canadian business executive, who is the founder and CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, as of April 2018. Zhao was previously a member of the team that developed Blockchain.info and also served as chief technology officer of OKCoin.
Crypto OG, Entrepreneur, Podcaster
Charles Shrem IV is an American entrepreneur, and bitcoin advocate. In 2011 he co-founded the now-defunct startup company BitInstant, and is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation, formerly serving as vice chairman. In December 2014 he was sentenced to two years in prison for aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money-transmitting business related to the Silk Road marketplace. He was released from prison around June 2016. In 2017, he founded cryptocurrency advisory CryptoIQ.
Transformational Leader, Blockchain Advisor, Writer
Cherie Aimée is a transformational leader, humanitarian, writer, and global speaker exploring the intersection between advanced technology and humanity. Cherie attained world-wide attention for making a miraculous recovery from a near-death experience, in which doctors could not resuscitate her for over 90-minutes.
She is also Advisor to the World Ethical Data Forum and Ambassador to New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical.
Author, Strategist, Entrepreneur
Bestselling Co-Author of Digital Sense with Travis Wright | Managing Director at Launch Haus– a Venture Studio and Opportunity Zone Impact Accelerator | Chairman of WorldTokenomicForum and the Sandcastle Foundation.
Business Executive, Author, Consultant, Speaker
Don Tapscott is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. He is the CEO of the Tapscott Group and the co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute.
Speaker & Author of “The Creature from Jekyll Island“
G. Edward Griffin is an American author, filmmaker, and conspiracy theorist. Griffin’s writings promote a number of views and conspiracy theories regarding various of his political, defense and health care interests. He is the author of The Creature from Jekyll Island (1994), which discuss the motives behind the creation of the Federal Reserve System.
CEO of Co.CO, Author, Speaker, Board Member of Blockchain Academy
Jen Greyson is one of the Top 8 women in Crypto, Founder of the Blockchain Sisterhood, and CEO/Founder of CO.CO–the “Airbnb” of office space. An international speaker and published author, Jen speaks on women’s issues, the intersection of AI and blockchain, and how women are the solution to the adoption of cryptocurrency.
Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Podcaster
Joel Comm is New York Times bestselling author, blockchain enthusiast, professional keynote speaker, social media marketing strategist, live video expert, technologist, brand influencer, futurist and eternal 12-year old. With over two decades of experience harnessing the power of the web, publishing, social media and mobile applications to expand reach and engage in active relationship marketing, Joel is a sought-after public speaker who leaves his audiences inspired, entertained, and armed with strategic tools to create highly effective new media campaigns. He also co-hosts The Bad Crypto Podcast w/ Travis Wright.
Author, Marketing Provocateur, Keynote Speaker
Sir John is the CEO of MEDIA SHOWER, the blockchain media company. Publisher of BITCOIN MARKET JOURNAL, trusted by 100,000 blockchain investors monthly. Author of the bestselling BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE (Simon & Schuster). Ranked #1 on list of Top Blockchain Speakers .
Innovator, Entrepreneur, Presidential Candidate
John is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He is also a political activist who sought the Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, losing to former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. McAfee also has interests in smartphone apps, cryptocurrency, yoga, and all-natural antibiotics.
Founder of Tron.Network
Justin Sun is the founder of the cryptocurrency platform TRON and current CEO of BitTorrent. Justin Sun holds an M.A. in East Asia Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in History from Peking University. He is also the former chief representative of the Greater China area of Ripple; founder and CEO of mobile social App Peiwo.
At 26, Sun was chosen by Alibaba CEO, Jack Ma, to study at Hupan University. In 2019, he spent over $4m dollars for a lunch meeting with Warren Buffet.
Founder of Girl Gone Crypto
Lea is a blockchain media and content specialist that focuses on increasing crypto adoption. She is passionate about advancing the space by connecting everyday users to blockchain-powered applications.
Founder @ RapGenius & Everpedia
Mahbod Moghadam (Ma-h-Bode Mow-Gha-Damn) is an Iranian-American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Mucker Capital.
Moghadam is a former co-founder and Chief Community Officer of Everipedia, and was formerly a co-founder of Rap Genius (now known as Genius), which he started in 2009 with Tom Lehman.
Attorney, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Professor
Maureen L. Murat is an attorney and is principal of Crowdie Advisors, LLC, a business consulting firm. Maureen is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where she teaches Tokenomics and Cryptocurrency Regulations and Smart Cities: Blockchain, Law and Government. Maureen is a partner with Axes and Eggs, a blockchain think tank and digital advisory firm that focuses on blockchain consulting, education courses for executives and digital advisory services.
Founder of Quantum Economnics
Created Quantum Economics in November 2019 to offer market analysis content, strategic advisory services, and money management.
Mati was the Sr. Market Analyst at eToro. He also worked directly with eToro’s highest equity clients to assist personally with their portfolio management.
Cofounder at Evercoin – Venture Capitalist
Miko Matsumura founded crypto exchange Evercoin, and is a General Partner with Gumi Cryptos Capital. He is also a venture partner with BitBull Capital and an advisor to Arrington XRP Capital. He is personally invested in FileCoin, Brave, CIVIC, Propy, Telegram, Mainframe and Lyft. As chief Evangelist for the Java Language and Platform he participated in the first wave of the Internet, and is now fully engaged in the crypto-fueled Internet of value.
Founder at Sultan Interactive Group
Oz Sultan is a Tech and Marketing Industry veteran with 20 years’ experience developing innovative solutions for Brands and Fortune 100 companies. He is also at the forefront of American Muslim affairs, as well as diplomatic and interfaith engagement. Recently he was a counterterrorism, social media and Big Data advisor to the Trump Campaign.
Podcaster at What Bitcoin Did & Defiance
From 2005 to 2007, Peter was a Commercial Director at Evolving Media. From 2009-2012, he was Head of Digital at Rapier UK. From 2010 to 2015, he worked as the CEO of Bantr.tv. From 2009-2016, he was a Partner at McCormack & Morrison. Currently, he is a blogger and podcaster at What Bitcoin Did & Defiance Podcast.
Enterprise Blockchain Journalist, & Podcaster @The Crypto Chick
Rachel is a reporter for Cointelegraph, public speaker, and podcast host (The Crypto Chick).
She has over 10 years of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2017. She is currently writing a book on enterprise blockchain.
Founder of Bitcoin.com
Roger Ver has been a long time proponent of voluntarism, the idea that all human interactions should be by mutual consent, or not at all. He is most well know for his work promoting Bitcoin. Nearly singlehandedly, he funded the seed rounds for the entire first generation of Bitcoin businesses. He founded Bitcoin.com and is a strong proponent of Bitcoin Cash.
Founder of Castle Crypto Gaming
Ryan Rodden has been a gamer for his entire life and a digital marketer for almost 15 years. After discovering the rise of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, he quickly discovered the blockchain gaming space, which is barely in its infancy. One of the best ways to decide what video games to play was through old school magazines and websites like IGN.com. Castle Crypto aims to become the #1 source of blockchain gaming news and game reviews – 100% honest and critical.
Professor of Blockchain, Author, Consultant
Samson is a classically trained anthropologist, finance and public health expert who advises Fortune 100 companies, Executives and startups in Dubai, Washington, DC and Dublin, Ireland. Samson’s focus is helping firms understand the latest human trends in fintech, cannabis, alternative investments, blockchain, AI, health and digital transformation, so that they can make profitable decisions for their bottom lines.
Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author
Author of “How to be The Startup Hero.” on Amazon. Founder of Draper University at www.draperu.com. Founder: Draper Associates and DFJ. Founder Draper Venture Network. Global VC. Original Innovation: Viral Marketing. Venture Successes: Skype, Baidu, Tesla, Overture, PTC, Hotmail, Twitch, Robinhood, Carta, Coinbase.
Founder: Draper University of Heroes, leading 5-week program for entrepreneurs.
Marketing Strategist, Blockchain Advisor, Author, Podcaster
Travis Wright is the former global digital and social strategist at Symantec for the Norton brand. Wright is the cofounder & CMO of CCP.Digital, a Kansas City & SF-based digital advertsing & marketing agency.
Wright is the author of Wiley & Sons, “Digital Sense with Chris J. Snook. Wright also cohosts The Bad Crypto Podcast, with Joel Comm.
Crypto Artist
The work of mixed media artist VESA combines photography, painting, bodypainting and digital collaging into a single expression. He calls this process Artevo, which has been widely featured from Forbes and to Vice. The 2013 collaboration with the Bollywood actress Veena Malik reached around 300 million people. His other platform Art For Crypto is rapidly establishing new creative standards in the blockchain art space.
