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Abiodun, Adeniyi

Title: Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder

Company: Mysten Labs

Adeniyi Abiodun, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Mysten Labs, is a product leader with experience spanning financial services to crypto. Adeniyi has led engineering and product teams across Big Tech companies including Oracle, VMware and Facebook. Prior to founding Mysten Labs, Adeniyi led many of Meta’s R&D initiatives in blockchain and cryptocurrency, including the Diem (formerly Libra) Network and the Move programming language.

André, Åke

Title: CEO

Company: Crypto Rogue Games

Åke André is the CEO and co-founder of Crypto Rogue Games (CRG AB). A former starcraft player that became a professional poker player that became a serial entrepreneur. He has launched and helped several businesses become successful over the past twenty years. His primary focus has always been gaming, gambling, fintech, and crypto. He's mentored and been a strategic advisor to companies within Crypto and Fintech for over ten years, and since 2017, he's been investing in blockchain projects.

Borget, Sebastien

Title: Co-founder and COO

Company: The Sandbox

Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 500 key members of the industry. He was recently named #4 in the Top #100 2022 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":5053,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":2,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Sébastien Borget is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox decentralized Metaverse, a virtual world where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform.
Sebastien also became the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 500 key members of the industry. He was recently named #4 in the Top #100 2022 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph.

Brink, Jason

Title: President

Company: Gala Games

Jason "BitBender" Brink is an entrepreneur, blockchain theorist, and avid gamer. He is currently the President of Blockchain for Gala Games, the world's leading gaming platform with blockchain integration.

Known in the cryptocurrency community with the moniker “BitBender,” his involvement in the cryptocurrency market space started in 2014 focusing on the use of Blockchain for the decentralization of various ecosystems. In 2014, he won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / Global Development Network Prize for the creation of the "AidDollar", a novel blockchain-based solution to solve the problems endemic to foreign aid.

Jason is a strong believer in the ability of blockchain to create transformative change, both in business and society. As the President of Blockchain of Gala Games, he devotes considerable resources to the creation of stable play-to-earn ecosystems as a means to generate new opportunities for gamers around the world.

Cheng, Evan

Title: Co-Founder and CEO

Company: Mysten Labs

blockchain) and the winner of the prestigious 2012 ACM Software System Award. Evan has an extensive background in platform development, with more than 24 years of building developer-facing technology and leading engineering teams at companies such as Apple and Facebook. Before founding Mysten Labs, Evan led the Novi Research at Meta, developing cutting-edge blockchain technologies. In addition to his expertise in research and development, Evan is a Web 3.0 advocate and entrepreneur."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":5053,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":2,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Evan Cheng is the co-founder & CEO of Mysten Labs (creator of the Sui blockchain) and the winner of the prestigious 2012 ACM Software System Award. Evan has an extensive background in platform development, with more than 24 years of building developer-facing technology and leading engineering teams at companies such as Apple and Facebook. Before founding Mysten Labs, Evan led the Novi Research at Meta, developing cutting-edge blockchain technologies. In addition to his expertise in research and development, Evan is a Web 3.0 advocate and entrepreneur.

Dalton, Angela

Title: CEO & Founder

Company: Signum Growth

blockchain and AI. Prior, she served in Tech/Media leadership roles as a Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, as Co-Founder and initial investor in Evercore Equities, and UBS. Signum Growth acts as the Lead Advisor to ARK Invest. Angela earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Kansas, Phi Beta Kappa."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":5053,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":2,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Angela Dalton is the CEO & Founder of Signum Growth, investing and advising at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, and emerging technologies like blockchain and AI. Prior, she served in Tech/Media leadership roles as a Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, as Co-Founder and initial investor in Evercore Equities, and UBS. Signum Growth acts as the Lead Advisor to ARK Invest. Angela earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Kansas, Phi Beta Kappa.

Durden, Tyler

Title: Head of Projects

Company: Animoca Brands

Tyler Durden heads Animoca Brands projects initiative and Mocaverse. With a history in the tech startup sphere, Tyler has cofounded and managed a variety of ventures, including those in renewable energy, cross-border eCommerce, and AI. His fervent dedication to fostering the widespread adoption of innovative technologies has elevated him to a pivotal role in championing AI and Web3 integration for Fortune 500 companies. Tyler's deep exploration of NFTs, DeFi, and ReFi has led him to his role as Head of Projects at Animoca Brands, a prominent name in the blockchain gaming industry. His visionary leadership is set to propel Animoca brands into new territories within the rapidly evolving Web3 domain.

Fiedor, Stan

Title: GM of Wemade EU

Company: WEMADE

Stanislaw Fiedor is the General Manager Europe at WeMade, a prominent Korean game developer and a pioneer of web3 gaming. He is also the Founder of FueroGames, an award-winning game development studio based in Poland. As a founder deeply committed to the gaming community, Stan actively mentors emerging industry leaders, helping them transform initial concepts into thriving studios and businesses. His extensive expertise in securing investor and VC funding, obtaining grants, and negotiating publishing deals has been pivotal in elevating early-stage founders. He is intensely focused on the evolving roles of Generative AI, web3, blockchain, and AR, and their transformative potential in the future of gaming.

Jung, Jikhan

Title: Vice President

Company: Samsung Electronic

Jikhan Jung has dedicated 20 years to the gaming industry as a executive producer and CEO across PC, mobile, VR and blockchain projects, including free-to-play and play-and-earn games. He serves as a VP of Gaming Service at Samsung, overseas company's mobile gaming strategy including Galaxy store and Gaming Hub,He most recently served as founder and CEO of Subdream Studios, whose titles included VR Arcade game Galaga Fever, in partnership with Bandai Namco; and Ethereum-based RPG play-and-earn game Bit Kingdom. Before that, he served as U.S. CEO of Japanese mobile giant COLOPL. He also served as Executive Producer at Kabam which brought multiple hit titles from APAC including Netmarble and WeMade to the global market, and he also founded and sold one of the first western free-to-play game companies' service brands as gPotato, Gala-Net to Webzen

Kieltyka, Peter

Title: CEO

Company: Sequence

blockchain architect, and was named one of Canada’s top 10 gaming tycoons by Maclean’s"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":5053,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":2,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Peter Kieltyka is Co-founder & CEO at Horizon, creators of Sequence, the leading development platform for integrating web3 into games. Sequence was awarded 2024’s Best Web3/Blockchain Technology Game Changers award by GamesBeat and Lightspeed. Peter has two successful exits, is a major open source contributor, a leading web3 and blockchain architect, and was named one of Canada’s top 10 gaming tycoons by Maclean’s

Kim, Keith

Title: Head of Strategy

Company: Nexpace

Keith Kim is Head of Strategy and Chief Blockchain Designer at Nexpace, who has led MapleStory Universe's economic immersion initiative since its kick off in 2021. As an avid gamer and lifelong MapleStory fan, Keith now channels his passion into developing MapleStory Universe. Prior to his time at Nexpace, Keith has led multiple projects at Nexon's Intelligence Labs, driving strategic vision with technological prowess as Senior Project Manager.

Lee, Jack

Title: Head of Business Development Dept.

Company: WEMADE

Jack serves as the Head of Business Development Department at Wemade.With over 15 years of experience in the gaming industry, he has consistently been a pioneer, establishing strategic partnerships in various capacities. Driven by his enthusiasm for Web3 and blockchain technologies, he is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Web3 gaming.

Jack is committed and convinced of its power to revolutionize the gaming landscape through Wemix Play platform (wemixplay.com), aiming to deliver the highest quality Web3 gaming experiences globally.

Markou, Gregory

Title: Co-Founder and CPO

Company: ChainSafe Gaming

Greg is the Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Co-Founder at ChainSafe, one of the leading blockchain R&D firms with a multi-chain perspective specializing in infrastructure development and web3 gaming. ChainSafe is well-known for protocol-level contributions to Ethereum, Polkadot, Filecoin, and more, alongside bleeding-edge solutions in gaming, cross-chain bridging, and decentralized storage. Greg spent his early career focused on Ethereum protocol development and started ChainSafe in 2017 with a vision for creating a positive impact and value in the web3 space. Greg and ChainSafe's open-source and community-driven ethos serves both organizations and developers by fostering relationships that lead to the deployment of mission-critical infrastructure and frameworks for top blockchain protocols. With years of experience, diverse expertise, and building a global team of more than 120+ skilled individuals, Greg currently focuses on improving the UX of game development for web3. His mission is to help ChainSafe onboard the next 1 million builders into the web3 space by providing them with the groundwork, tools, and experience they’ll need to build the next iteration of the internet.

Perony, Nico

Title: Director of AI Research

Company: Unity

Nico Perony is an artificial intelligence researcher and behavioral scientist leading AI Research at Unity. In this role, he oversees various teams and applied research agendas aiming to explore novel use cases for Generative AI within the Unity ecosystem.  Prior to joining Unity, he was the founder and CTO of OTO - an AI company acquired by Unity in 2021 to enable safe interactions in online games. Prior to founding OTO, Nico led the AI team at HyperloopTT, and held various data-oriented roles in industries ranging from blockchain to sustainability.  Nico is a leader with a techno-utopian bend – one of his driving passions is to enable a safe and sustainable future for humanity. Trained as an electrical engineer and behavioral scientist, Nico completed his doctoral and post-doctoral training at ETH Zurich in the study of complex social systems. He has authored highly cited publications, published 2 books, given public talks at venues including TED and TEDx, and co-founded 3 companies and an NGO. He is passionate about making technology a force for good, and views the ongoing AI revolution as a critical juncture propelling humanity towards the next stage of its evolution." 

Seo, Robin

Title: Head of Business Creative Center

Company: WEMADE

Rob joined WEMADE in 2019 as part of the Game Strategy Department responsible for strategic planning of contents and services in preparation for live game publishing. He is now dedicated in his role as the Business Head of Business Creative Center to communicate the vision of WEMIX and its mega-ecosystem to the global community. WEMIX PLAY is the world's largest blockchain gaming platform offering numerous game titles to gamers all over the world. Sharing the vivid success story of Night Crows, Rob aspires to do his part in redefining the experience of every gamer.

Steinberg, Leila

Title: President of Music

Company: Gala

With a successful and illustrious career spanning 40 years, Leila Steinberg, is not only a brilliant businesswoman, manager, activist, and educator but also a creative force that has been pivotal to the careers of several artists, including rap icon Tupac Shakur and rapper Earl Sweatshirt. Now, she has stepped into the tech arena and is serving as President at Gala Music, a platform that uses blockchain technology to give artists more control over their music and provides listeners with an experience that allows them to be more connected to the artists and their ecosystem.

Suh, Wonil

Title: EVP of Corp Development Dept.

Company: WEMADE

With over 26 years in the gaming industry and as the former CEO of Nexon Korea, Won has been part of many seismic shifts in the game industry. Being there when the world's first free to play game was launched and signing some of the biggest gaming deals, he's seen a lot in the East and West. Won has been part of Wemade for about a decade and he is chiefly responsible for global business development for the company. He is currently working with numerous dev teams for onboarding opportunities on Wemade's blockchain gaming platform, wemixplay.com.

Tello, Timothy

Title: CEO

Company: 3Thix

blockchain gaming space. Collaborating with industry giants, including Sony, EA, King, and 505 Games, he supported various projects exceeding $300 million in revenue and reaching an audience of more than 15 million players. Tim holds an MBA from Western Governors University and enjoys a fulfilling life in Austin, Texas."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":5053,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}">Tim Tello is an award-winning professional in the video game and blockchain gaming space. Collaborating with industry giants, including Sony, EA, King, and 505 Games, he supported various projects exceeding $300 million in revenue and reaching an audience of more than 15 million players. Tim holds an MBA from Western Governors University and enjoys a fulfilling life in Austin, Texas.

Zhang, Hazel

Title: Head of Investments

Company: AELF

Hazel Zhang serves as the Head of Investment at aelf, where she brings her extensive investment experience in bulge brackets, big tech and venture capital to the blockchain ecosystem. She is responsible for implementing aelf’s vertical and stage-agnostic investment strategy including sourcing and structuring new investment opportunities around emerging projects and businesses bridging Web2 to Web3. Prior to her role at aelf, Hazel was heading Web3 investments in NetEase Games, driving global investments in the pan-entertainment and blockchain space. Hazel is also an Advisor at Stanford AI & Web3 Research Lab Association and holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford.