John is a community builder, product leader, software developer and fintech pioneer. He’s led projects and teams from startups to Fortune 100 companies, and his background includes neuroscience research, infosec, 3d virtual worlds, knowledge management and education.

Luke is a Founder of Echelon One, a boutique consultancy with a range of clients including blockchain projects, Grammy award-winning production studios, government offices, mining operations, VR projects, real estate franchises, and leading tech firms. He is also the Co-Founder of MYNTD, a full scope digital assets firm offering a suite of services to blockchain projects. With a diversity of experience that transcends four continents, he has worked with a range of tech-focused start-ups and scale-ups, helping to articulate strategy, package projects, and raise capital. Before locating to NYC for two years in 2015 to lead feasibility into a $160M VR real estate project in Times Square, he spent 3 years at one of China’s largest media companies, DMG, managing operations & strategy for brands like Jaguar & Under Armour, and Hollywood feature films like Iron Man 3.

Tyler runs Proof Systems, one of the largest marketing & UI/UX companies specializing in digital assets. Tyler has worked with ConsenSys, Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), FOAM, Dether, Grid+, Centrality, Sylo, NEAR Protocol, DARMA Capital, SingularDTV & the snglsDAO. He started working in crypto in late 2016 & has bought and sold numerous ecommerce companies.

Rob is an online pioneer & experienced entrepreneur that has successfully built 3 venture backed start-ups with successful exits. He is best know for creating the first FinTech company on the internet acquired by Intuit in 1994. His second company was one the first Artificial Intelligence companies, acquired by Lycos, where he became VP & GM of the #2 Internet portal at that time. His third company Affinnova was acquired by Nielsen.

Ciarán Hynes is co-founder and Managing Partner at COSIMO Ventures, a deep technology firm specializing in Blockchain. He is also a serial entrepreneur, investor and Board Director with companies including Gecko Governance, Lingar, Nova Leah and Oneiro. He has helped navigate and develop their U.S. infrastructure and expand into the U.S. market. He has over ten years of deep tech market experience and leverages his extensive network of investors, advisors, government agencies and business leaders throughout the U.S. to bring strategic benefits to these organizations.

Founder, CMU Blockchain.
PNC Institutional Asset Management.
Carnegie Mellon University.

Struck Capital Crypto.
Deloitte.
Carnegie Mellon University.