Thomas McMahon

Thom McMahon is the Co-founder and CEO of AirCarbon Exchange, Chairman of Digital Exchange Association and the CEO of Dillon Gage Asia. Thom has a combined 30 years of experience across U.S. and Asian Exchange and Regulatory frameworks.

He has led the development of exchange-traded cleared futures and OTC products including exchange architecture development. Former CEO of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), Mr McMahon has served as the President, Deputy Chairman of Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), Director — Asia at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) based out of Tokyo as well as Member, Board of Directors and Chairman of Petroleum Advisory Committee at NYMEX based in New York.

Neha Mehta

Multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of Femtech Partners, Neha Mehta is a legal and finance professional with 11 years of experience in Asia and Europe. Neha Mehta is among Asia’s 50 Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy, 2020. She recently got featured again in the FinTech50 2020. In her previous role, Neha worked to deploy Blockchain technology for financial inclusion in areas such as payments, remittance and micro-loans/insurance to help world’s 2 billion unbanked people. Presently, Neha is the Team Lead for the £1.2 billion Prosperity Fund (PF) for the SEA (SEA), administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the UK government.

Matej Michalko

Matej Michalko is a blockchain pioneer with 8+ years of Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency experience. Matej is the founder and CEO of DECENT. He co-founded ALAX, and organized China’s first international Bitcoin Conference. As a blockchain advocate, he hosted, spoke and led many conferences, such as BitcoinExpo 2013, BTC2B, BitcoinExpo 2014, BitcoinExpo 2015 and more. Matej founded the first Bitcoin Marketing agency in the world. He also founded the first Cryptocurrency e-Gaming Consulting Firm and served as a consultant of the Isle of Man. Matej was recognized by Forbes Slovakia and given the 30 most talented people under 30 award for his accomplishments in making DECENT and DCore the amazing success it is today. He is passionate about blockchain technology and will continue to educate the public about the benefits it will provide!

Anton Mozgovoy

Anton Mozgovoy worked at BMO Financial Group on Apple Pay and Android Pay projects. In 2015 founded Finlyt – a company working on algorithmic instalment and revolving credits. In 2016 Finlyt made a successful exit.

In 2017 Anton became CTO of Humaniq – a fintech company working on blockchain solution creating a financial marketplace for emerging markets. Humaniq has been selected as a top pick in blockchain in 2018 by TechCrunch. It has also been selected as a top use case by the UK Parliament in APPG. Anton and his team have launched the first hybrid blockchain in production.

In 2018 he was invited to serve as a mentor in FasterCapitalresponsible for tracking and mentoring startups in fintech, blockchain and crypto spaces. In 2018 he became a senior partner in Investment Network Company (INC). INC helps startups and projects related to technology get access to venture capital.

Michelle Chivunga N

Michelle is the founder and CEO of Global Policy House, an investment, digital economy and blockchain solutions group exploring emergent technologies including Blockchain, AI and others in the context of emerging markets, trade, finance, enterprise and sustainable development. Often referred to as a young thought leader and investor in the Blockchain and Finance space, Michelle has been recognised as one of the “Top 10 Woman in Blockchain in Africa”; and one of “Top 40 Global Fellow for Fintech4Good “working with the UN and many other international institutions. A Senior Advisor to several governments including the Government of Bermuda, African Union, UK Government and other Global institutions. In addition, Michelle is the African lead for the International Chambers of Commerce, United Kingdom and Ambassador for the World Union of Small Medium Enterprises. In these and numerous other capacities, Michelle works across borders to source finance and evaluate the impact of emerging technology for different segments, helping to educate through executive education programmes and a range of capacity building initiatives. Her company Global Policy House is the only Black Female African owned Blockchain and Digital Economy group focused on emerging markets and minority group support. Michelle is passionate about helping groups especially women and young people to understand how to leverage digital tools to build capacity, bring new digital solutions and drive forward inclusive, sustainable and scalable development around the world.

Alex Nascimento

Alex Nascimento is a faculty member and Co-founder of the UCLA Blockchain Lab where he lectures on Blockchain Business Applications. In addition to his role of Managing Director of 7CC Blockchain Investments, Alex also serves as a board member of the UCLA Business and Management Executive Education Program – Marketing and Advertising Advisory Board.

Alex got his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Yi-Ming Ng

Yi-Ming Ng is the Managing Partner of Tribe Accelerator, Singapore’s First Government Supported Blockchain Accelerator. Tribe Accelerator is backed by some of the world’s leading organisations including AXA, BMW Group Asia, Citibank, ConsenSys, Enterprise Singapore, EY, IBM, IMDA, Intel, Nielsen, PwC, R3, Temasek, Ubisoft and other partners to build up a neutral and hyperconnected platform to facilitate the mass adoption of blockchain technology. Tribe Accelerator has helped raise more than US$20 Million in follow on funding for its portfolio companies within a short span of 6 months. Yi Ming also serves as an Entreprenuer in Residence at INSEAD, supporting promising MBA students with their entrepreneurship pursuits. Prior to Tribe Accelerator, he was also previously part of the Regional Business Analytics Team at AIG where he worked closely with Insurance experts to lead innovative data driven solutions for implementation across Asia Pacific. He had a stint in Munich, Germany where he worked with Munich Re Group, the world’s largest reinsurer, to develop new cyber insurance strategy with the IDEO design thinking methodology. Prior, he was developing eCommerce strategy and planning at Alibaba-backed, Lazada. During his military term, Yi-Ming was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Outstanding National Service Fulltime(NSF) of the Year. Yi Ming graduated with First Class Honours from Imperial College London and has attended Harvard University and Peking University.

Michael Nye

Michael Nye was a mobile app entrepreneur and was first introduced to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in 2013 when his friend told him to make an app about Bitcoin. He immediately saw that this technology had potential and began to research more about it.

Nye is a content creator and digital marketing specialist in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. Throughout his social channels, Nye shares his perspective on the future of this emerging industry. He does this through all different types of mediums including written content, audio, and video.

After taking time to focus on other entrepreneurial ventures, Nye went full time in the crypto world in 2017. Since then, Nye has been sharing his opinions online, and building his company Elevated District, and launching the Evolvement Podcast.

Remington Ong

Remington Ong is a partner at Fenbushi Capital, one of the earliest and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firms, where he has managed investments into over 40 leading startups around the world leveraging blockchain technology to disrupt a wide range of industries. He is also an advisor to BlockAsset, a leading digital asset investment firm. He has over 10 years of experience in investment banking and private equity in China, including as a senior analyst covering Asia TMT at Merrill Lynch and as a management consultant at L.E.K. Consulting. He is also an experienced entrepreneur whose startups have attracted funding from top global VCs. Remington graduated with an MBA from INSEAD and a BS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.

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