Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and the token economy

Episodes

How Cosmos Enables the Internet of Blockchains – Brian Fabian Crain, Co-Founder & CEO Chorus One, Co-Host at Epicenter

Brian Fabian Crain speaks about building Chorus One and the podcast Epicenter, one of the first podcasts in the crypto ...
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March 27, 2019

“Blockchain Is Successful When People Don’t Know They’re Using It” – Johannes Schweifer, Co-Founder & CEO, CoreLedger

Johannes Schweifer speaks about his company CoreLedger, the mechanics of tokenizing physical assets and overcoming the gap between physical assets ...
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March 20, 2019

How a Blockchain Venture Studio Works – Mervyn G. Maistry, CEO & Founder, Konfidio and Kintaro Capital

Mervyn Maistry speaks about founding and running Konfidio, a venture studio in Berlin, blockchain uses cases that are ready today, ...
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March 13, 2019

Why New Technologies Need Sharper Critical Thinking – Andrea Bauer, Founder & Senior Advisor, BEAM Innovation Studio

Andrea Bauer speaks about spotting waves of change as an innovation consultant, research through discussion, applying critical thinking to new ...
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March 6, 2019

Why You Need Digital Identity Before Anything Else – Daniel Gasteiger, Founder & CEO, Procivis

Daniel Gasteiger speaks about his company Procivis, providing government services on blockchains, why it's too early to put personal information ...
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February 27, 2019

Why the Blockchain Space Needs Better Access – Alexis Gauba, Co-Founder she(256), Mechanism Labs

Alexis Gauba speaks about co-founding she(256), mentoring and teaching blockchain literacy, starting points for people with an interest in blockchain ...
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February 20, 2019

Why Good Content is King in Blockchain PR – David Wachsman, Founder and CEO, Wachsman

David Wachsman speaks about founding and running Wachsman, the role of public relations and the media in the blockchain space, ...
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February 13, 2019

How Skin in the Game Combats Fake News and Leads to Truth – Preethi Kasireddy, Founder and CEO, TruStory

Preethi Kasireddy speaks about the information problem on the Internet and how her company TruStory combats it, how messed up ...
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February 6, 2019

“Crypto Means Cryptography” – Jan Camenisch, Head of Research at Dfinity

Jan Camenisch speaks about being the Head of Research at Dfinity, how industrial research at a blockchain company differs from ...
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January 30, 2019

“This Is What the Blockchain Is and How It Can Change Your Life” – Niloo Ravaei, Head of Education at Blockgeeks

Niloo Ravaei speaks about learning and teaching skills of developing blockchain applications, stories that draw people into the blockchain space, ...
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January 23, 2019

How to Build on Bitcoin – Lucas Betschart, Founder, 21 Lectures, President, Bitcoin Association Switzerland

Lucas Betschart speaks about bringing more developers into the Bitcoin ecosystem, being the president of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, the ...
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January 16, 2019

Can Blockchain Technology Keep Humanity Human? – Anne Connelly, Singularity University

Anne Connelly speaks about using blockchain technology to make a social impact and why very few projects actually use the ...
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January 9, 2019

Just Keep Your Head Down and Build – Jason Goldberg, Founder and CEO of Open Simple Token (OST)

Jason Goldberg speaks about building OST, how apps with millions of users can tokenize, how market conditions affect blockchain adoption, ...
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January 2, 2019

How Blockchains Could Create Community Consciousness – Toni Lane Casserly, Founder of Cultu.re

Toni Lane Casserly speaks about her project Cultu.re and her goal to create a new notion of community, how identity ...
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December 26, 2018

Why Some Blockchain Ideas Can’t Wait – Aparna Krishnan, Co-Founder Mechanism Labs

Aparna Krishnan talks about her research company Mechanism Labs, mentoring women in blockchain at She(256), dealing with the bro culture ...
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December 19, 2018

Why Blockchains Empower a New Social Contract for the Digital Age – Don Tapscott, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Blockchain Research Institute

Don Tapscott speaks about his vision of a new social contract for the digital age, the coming transformation of physical ...
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December 12, 2018

Blockchain Identity and the Importance of Ethics – Monique Morrow, President and Co-Founder of The Humanized Internet

Monique Morrow speaks about The Humanized Internet, self-sovereign electronic identity and credentials on the blockchain, her plans for a personal ...
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December 5, 2018

The Human Story Behind Blockchain Technology – Matthew Allen, Zurich Bureau Chief/Business Reporter at Swissinfo

Matthew Allen speaks about his work as a business reporter in the Swiss crypto and blockchain space, fascinating angles of ...
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November 28, 2018

Why Crypto Funds Have to Become Tech Companies – Ryan Yi, Investment Analyst at CoinFund

Ryan Yi speaks about conducting investment research and due diligence at CoinFund, metrics he looks at in new investments, financial ...
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November 21, 2018

Why China Will Be the World’s Largest Token Economy – Tony Tao, Founder of X-Order, Founding Partner at Neo Global Capital

Tony Tao speaks about his blockchain research and investment company X-Order, the beginnings of Bitcoin in China, how complexity theory ...
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November 14, 2018

Why Blockchain Technology is Transformative and Irritating – Monty Munford, Mob76

Monty Munford speaks about his work as a tech advisor and writer, his adventures at the Malta Blockchain Summit interviewing ...
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November 7, 2018

What Blockchains and Linux Have in Common – Phil Zamani, Chairman of AERGO, Co-CEO of Blocko

Phil Zamani speaks about his blockchain projects Aergo and Blocko, the blockchain ecosystem in South Korea, differences between open source ...
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October 31, 2018

How Digital Scarcity Helps Artists and Creators – Eric Elliott, Author, Developer, Mentor

Eric Elliott speaks about creating the verifiable web with po.et, how fact-checking information has evolved since PGP, why we're not ...
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October 24, 2018

Why Executives Need Blockchain Literacy – Alison McCauley, Author of Unblocked

Alison McCauley speaks about writing her book "Unblocked: How Blockchains Will Change Your Business", about the importance of blockchain literacy ...
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October 16, 2018

The Antifragility of Cryptoassets – Alexander Bulkin, Co-Founder of CoinFund

Alexander Bulkin speaks about combining social sciences with blockchain technology at CoinFund (which he co-founded), why crypto funds are becoming ...
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October 10, 2018

“Hey Zuck, Let’s Tokenize Facebook!” How Blockchains Could Stop People Farming – Trent McConaghy, Founder, Ocean Protocol

Trent McConaghy speaks about creating a data economy with Ocean Protocol, token engineering and design, bringing artificial intelligence to the ...
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October 3, 2018

How Blockchains Could Solve the Tragedy of the Commons – Ryan Jesperson, President of the Tezos Foundation

Ryan Jesperson speaks about his journey to becoming the president of the Tezos Foundation, his outlook for Tezos and its ...
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September 26, 2018

Why Education Is the Killer App for Blockchain Technology – Cedric Waldburger, Co-Founder of Dfinity

Cedric Waldburger speaks about being part of the team that later became Dfinity, leading growth at the company, why education ...
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September 19, 2018

Why Healthcare, Finance, Energy, Education, and Government Are Ripe for Disruption – Joey Krug, CIO of Pantera Capital

Joey Krug speaks about evaluating investments at Pantera Capital, why healthcare, finance, energy, and government are ripe for disruption, why ...
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September 12, 2018

Why Blockchain Technology Might Become Less of a Binary Idea in the Future of Finance – Jesse McWaters, World Economic Forum

Jesse McWaters speaks about analyzing the impact of blockchain technology on industry and society as Financial Innovation Lead at the ...
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September 5, 2018

How Journalists and the Financial Press Stay Objective About Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology – Peter Hody, Editor-in-Chief, Finews

Peter Hody speaks about his work as a journalist covering the financial sector, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, vetting crypto and ...
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August 29, 2018

Why Hacking Smart Contracts is Easier than Hacking Web Servers – Hubert Ritzdorf, Co-Founder, Chainsecurity

Hubert Ritzdorf speaks about automatic auditing of smart contracts, why almost all smart contracts have bugs, specs of smart contracts, ...
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August 23, 2018

Why Cryptoassets Will Soon Be Part of Every Bank’s Business – Niklas Nikolajsen, Founder, Bitcoin Suisse

Niklas Nikolajsen speaks about Bitcoin Suisse and its amazing journey, why "there will be no difference between crypto-finance and finance, ...
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August 20, 2018

How a Futurist Looks at Blockchain Technology – Lars Thomsen, Future Matters

Lars Thomsen speaks about how crypto and blockchain technology entered his work as a futurist, why it takes a long ...
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August 16, 2018

Why Bitcoin is the Hardest Money We Ever Had – Saifedean Ammous, Author of “The Bitcoin Standard”

Saifedean Ammous speaks about his book "The Bitcoin Standard", why thriving economies need hard money, the concept of time preference, ...
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August 13, 2018

Why Blockchain Standards Create New Business Models for Companies and Developers – Ron Resnick, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Ron Resnick speaks about leading the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), how he goes about creating standards, specs and certifications for ...
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August 9, 2018

How Blockchain Technology Redefines Entrepreneurship – Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Atari Token

Daniel Doll-Steinberg speaks about how blockchain technology has changed entrepreneurship, London and Switzerland as blockchain hubs, the race of territories ...
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August 6, 2018

A Recap of Zug’s Bitcoin Experiment and How it Energized Switzerland – Dolfi Mueller, Mayor of Zug

Dolfi Mueller speaks about the Bitcoin experiment at the city of Zug in Switzerland and how it energized the local ...
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August 2, 2018

Bitcoin’s Early Days and its Eternal September, Bitcoin Association Switzerland, and Why Regulation Kills Innovation – Luzius Meisser, Meisser Economics

Luzius Meisser speaks about the early days of Bitcoin and the evolution of a thriving ecosystem in Switzerland, the professionalization of the ICO market, ...
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July 30, 2018

Marketing Basics for ICOs and Blockchain Projects – John Hargrave, CEO at Mediashower

John Hargrave speaks about marketing basics for ICOs and blockchain companies, email lists, misconceptions of blockchain entrepreneurs about communications, creating ...
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July 26, 2018

How Digital Jurisdictions Help Us Escape 1984 and Take Back Control – Luis Cuende, Co-Founder of Aragon

Luis Cuende speaks about the inspiration for his startup Aragon, raising over $100 million in his ICO, how he plans ...
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July 23, 2018

From Dot-Com Entrepreneur to Blockchain Investor and Enabler – Mathias Ruch, Lakeside Partners/CV VC

Mathias Ruch speaks about beginning his career in the dot-com boom, becoming an investor, enabler and facilitator of the blockchain ...
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July 19, 2018

Analyzing the Price of Bitcoin – Tone Vays

Tone Vays speak about his approach to technical analysis of the bitcoin price, why other cryptoassets can't reach Bitcoin, relevant ...
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July 16, 2018

How to Tell the Story of Blockchain Technology – Tom Lyons, ConsenSys Research and Advisory

Tom Lyons speaks about the importance of storytelling in the blockchain space, how to develop narratives for good stories about ...
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July 13, 2018

How the Blockchain Disrupts Venture Capital – Michael Sidler, Partner at Redapline

Michael Sidler speaks about how blockchain technology and ICOs impact venture capital, how he analyzes investment opportunities in the crypto ...
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July 11, 2018

The Future is Decentralized, and Why Decision-Making is a “Big, Fuzzy, Hairy, and Messy Thing” – Joe Lubin, Founder, Ethereum

Joe Lubin speaks about his vision for a decentralized world and the role Ethereum and ConsenSys play in it, what most ...
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July 9, 2018

A New Blockchain Law in Crypto Country Liechtenstein – Thomas Naegele, Naegele Law

Thomas Naegele speaks about Liechtenstein's new blockchain act, how the country plans to become a global blockchain and crypto hub ...
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July 9, 2018

Science, Academia, and the Blockchain – Roger Wattenhofer, Professor at ETH Zurich

Roger Wattenhofer speaks about how Bitcoin and blockchain technology entered academia, what we have learned in the ten years of ...
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July 6, 2018

Putting Insurance on the Blockchain – Paul Meeusen, CEO at B3i

Paul Meeusen speaks about starting the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i), the ins and outs of running (and keeping under ...
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July 4, 2018

China and the Blockchain – Zhang Ruidong, Academy of Internet Finance at Zhejiang University

Zhang Ruidong speaks about blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation in China, the difficulty of censorship, how to make the "blockchain without ...
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July 2, 2018

The Rise of Cryptoassets – Jack Tatar, Author of “Cryptoassets”

Jack Tatar speaks about his book "Cryptoassets" (written with Chris Burniske), why the real value of bitcoin is not zero ...
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June 29, 2018

Is The Real Value of Bitcoin Zero? – Adriano B. Lucatelli, Founder, Descartes Finance

Adriano B. Lucatelli speaks about why he thinks the real value of Bitcoin is zero, different narratives of Bitcoin valuation, ...
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June 27, 2018

From Cryptography to Token Economics – Anish Mohammed, Ontici

Anish Mohammed speaks about his career as a cryptographer, the brilliance of Bitcoin, tokenizing transport, the mechanics of token economics, ...
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June 25, 2018

The Bitcoin Queen and Her Mission to “Tokenize Everything” – Olga Feldmeier, Co-Founder, Smart Valor

Olga Feldmeier speaks about being called the "Bitcoin Queen" of Switzerland, making the jump from banking to cryptocurrencies, setting up ...
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June 22, 2018

The UN, the Pirate Party, and Bitcoin – Alexis Roussel, Co-Founder, Bity

Alexis Roussel speaks about his journey from being a lawyer at the United Nations to starting the Swiss Pirate Party, how ...
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June 20, 2018

The World’s First Bitcoin PhD – Christian Decker, Core Developer at Blockstream

Christian Decker speaks about writing the first PhD thesis in the world about Bitcoin, how a hacker stole 10,000 Bitcoins ...
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June 18, 2018

Why The Blockchain Won’t Fix Digital Identity – Steve Wilson, Digital Identity Innovator at Constellation Research

Steve Wilson speaks about digital identity and why blockchains are unlikely to fix it, use cases of blockchain technology beyond ...
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June 15, 2018

Making Bitcoin More User-Friendly – Jonas Schnelli, Bitcoin Core Developer

Jonas Schnelli speaks about his work as a Bitcoin Core Developer, why Bitcoin is convincing from a technical point of ...
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June 13, 2018

Cryptoasset Management in Switzerland – Lidia Bolla, Co-Founder and CEO, Vision&

Lidia Bolla speaks about founding a blockchain investment manager, staying current on blockchain technology, perceptions of the traditional financial sector of ...
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June 11, 2018

The Promise of Blockchain Technology – Rik Willard, Founder, Agentic

Rik Willard speaks about the promise of blockchain technology to provide new forms of value for the unbanked, tokenized access ...
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June 8, 2018

Blockchain Revolution, Two Years Later – Alex Tapscott, Co-Author “Blockchain Revolution”

Alex Tapscott speaks about how the blockchain ecosystem has evolved, why companies should understand that blockchains revolutionize their business models, ...
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June 6, 2018

Making Cryptocurrencies Bankable – Mauro Casellini, Head of Blockchain at Bank Frick, Liechtenstein

Mauro Casellini speaks about how a bank could help make cryptocurrencies bankable. Mauro explains Bank Frick's approach to security, cold ...
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June 3, 2018

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A Podcast by Manuel Stagars

Manuel Stagars is a Swiss film director, autor and podcaster. His projects focus on science, innovation and technology and their impact on society.

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Special Thanks

Next to interviewees and sponsors, many people and organizations are contributing resources, time, access to their networks, advice, ideas, and feedback to make this podcast happen. Special thanks to all of you (list in alphabetical order of last names).

• Ioannis Akkizidis, www.linkedin.com/in/ioannis-akkizidis
• Greg Alsbury, Alsbury Films, www.linkedin.com/in/greg-alsbury-390104
• Iris Belle, Tongji University, www.iris-belle.com
• Noe Blancpain, Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, www.wbf.admin.ch
• Jorgos Brouzos, Tagesanzeiger, www.tamedia.ch
• Nicolas Buerer, Digital Switzerland, www.digitalswitzerland.ch
• Toni Caradonna, Scenic Swisscoast, www.swisscoast.ch
• Karen Carne, Mycelia, www.myceliaformusic.org
• Anne Cesard, Swiss Federal Department of Finance, www.sif.admin.ch
• Elaine Chen, Constellation Research, www.constellationr.com
• Eva Christen, Bitcoin Suisse, www.bitcoinsuisse.ch
• Roger Darin, www.linkedin.com/in/rogerdarin
• Dario Duran, Shift Cryptosecurity, www.shiftcrypto.ch
• Greg Dwyer, BitMEX, www.bitmex.com
• Carl Fenger, Shift Cryptosecurity, www.shiftcrypto.ch
• Matthias Frey, www.komakino.ch
• Mirta Galesic, Santa Fe Institute, www.santafe.edu
• Dafne Ginn, Agentic Group, www.agenticgroup.com
• Jakob Gueluenay, Forkwealth, www.forkwealth.com
• Matthias Halbeis, Furrerhugi, www.furrerhugi.ch
• Yuko Harayama, OECD, www.linkedin.com/in/yuko-harayama-24617a29
• Jessie Hennion, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, www.entethalliance.org
• Roya Hussaini, Blockchain Research Institute, www.blockchainresearchinstitute.com
• Bryon Jacob, Data.world, www.data.world
• Tatu Kaerki, Aragon, www.aragon.one
• Christina “CK” Kerley, www.allthingsck.com
• Thomas Kern, SICTIC, www.sictic.ch
• Roman Klingler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), www.ethz.ch
• Christian Koenig, Fintechnews Network, www.fintechnews.ch
• Beverley Kursten, Smart Valor, www.smartvalor.com
• Julian Liniger, Bravis, www.bravis.ch
• Shibin Li, Castbox, www.castbox.fm
• Angel Lorente, Fintech Connector, www.fintechconnector.com
• Christian Maeder, Bitcoin News, www.bitcoinnews.ch
• Ruedi Maeder, Money Today, www.moneytoday.ch
• Jenna Marshall, Santa Fe Institute, www.santafe.edu
• Hall T. Martin, Texas Entrepreneur Network, www.tenfundingportal.com
• Nino Maspoli, Tech Tuesday, www.maspo.li
• Patricia Meyer, Gigaom, www.gigaom.com
• Felix Moesner, swissnex Shanghai, www.swissnexchina.org
• Mike Monceaux, www.facebook.com/michael.monceaux
• Viviane Mueller, Narwal PR, www.narwal-pr.ch
• Oskar Neira, Money Today, www.moneytoday.ch
• Mary Olson, Fintech Connector, www.fintechconnector.com
• Flora Paterson, Founders Forum, www.ff.co
• Bojan Pecek, Tenderloin, www.tenderloin.ch
• Ignas Peciura, OST, www.ost.com
• Elena Perbrunner, Naegele Law, www.naegele.law
• Rene Pfitzner, Tech Tuesday, www.renepfitzner.net
• Ramon Quesada, Avalbit, www.avalbit.org
• Jessica Rampen, Linux Foundation, www.linuxfoundation.org
• Byron Reese, Gigaom, www.gigaom.com
• Christina Reuther, Fintech News Network, www.fintechnews.ch
• Michele Ruekgauer, Innovation Film Festival, www.innovationfilmfestival.ch
• Hector Sanchez, Cointelegraph, www.linkedin.com/in/hector-s-43464b159
• Dianne Schepers, MME, www.linkedin.com/in/dianneschepers
• Kate Sheffield, Preciate, www.preciate.org
• Ben Shenglin, Zhejiang University, www.cma.zju.edu.cn
• Amanda Strader, ConsenSys, www.consensys.net
• Chadwick Strange, Skale Labs, www.skalelabs.com
• Luke Szkudlarek, What Digital, www.what.digital
• Tim Taylor, Santa Fe Institute, www.santafe.edu
• Phily Truong, Pantera Capital, www.panteracapital.com
• Stijn Vander Straaten, Cryptostorage, www.cryptostorage.ch
• Rachel Walden, Wachsman PR, www.wachsman.com
• Renee Wang, Castbox, www.castbox.fm
• Roman Wyden, Roster, www.roster.la
• Patricia Zinnecker, i-Unlimited, www.i-unlimited.de