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Bornyakov was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation in October of 2019 and has been boosting the growth of Ukraine’s IT industry and working on creating a legal framework for crypto companies to officially conduct their businesses in Ukraine.

He has more than ten years of experience in IT management. Bornyakov founded and was managing a number of successful companies and startup incubators, including the American video monetization platform Adtelligent and the outsource company Intersog, which was in the TOP-5 App Developers in Chicago according to Clutch and in the TOP-10 of the best employers in Odessa.

In 2015, he became the Best CEO/COO — IT BIZ AWARDS 2015, and in 2016 he was ranked among 25 trailblazing business leaders in Ukraine. He has an MBA (University of New Brunswick) and an MPA (Columbia University) degrees.

The Deputy Minister works directly with launching government projects for IT business development in Ukraine — Diia City, E-residency, Fund of Funds, e-commerce, development of AI mechanisms.

Last year at the Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai, Gareth was alerting the world that Bitcoin would trade to 20k, it was above 65k at the time and everyone was saying it was headed to 100k+. His accuracy is unparalleled. He will be revealing his next 12 month forecast LIVE this year! Come watch his presentations and ask questions!

Gareth is a Pro Trader with over 20 years of experience. In his early career he dedicated himself to the study of technical charts. While trading his own capital, he created proprietary tactics like the Confirmation Signal, Three Tail Theory, River Theory along with cycle analysis, and an acute ability to read, sentiment, and time the markets.

In 2007, InTheMoneyStocks was launched using their Proprietary PPT Methodology. Gareth’s goal being to help average investors beat the best hedge funds and whales.

Since 2007, Gareth has maintained an over 80% success rate on swing trade signals given to members in Verified Investing Alerts and a verified 94% success rate on day trade signals in the Live Day Trading Room.

In 2021, he launched Verified Investing Crypto, using the same technical tactics to help investors swing trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and other coins.

Renowned global investor Frank Holmes leads HIVE Blockchain Technologies’ board of directors as Executive Chairman, contributing to the company’s vision and overall strategy. Frank is also the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, a leading asset management firm based in San Antonio, Texas. He is a much-sought-after keynote speaker at international investment conferences and a regular commentator on business and financial media such as Fox Business Television, Bloomberg Radio, Kitco News and CNBC Asia. His award-winning CEO blog, Frank Talk, is one of the first, and most widely read in the finance industry.

Hoda has 17 years of experience in industrialization and economic development projects. She has led and motivated several tech-based industrial investments in the UAE and internationally. She worked on several turnaround projects that were aimed to achieve strategic, financial and operational synergies of industrial and business prospects. She has a specific interest in SDG based investments as well as her current background.

Hoda A. Alkhzaimi is currently the Director of Center of Cyber Security in New York University AD and a research assistant professor in New York University. She served in different posts for research and development in the Technology development sector for the past years, she also played a vital role in developing Cyber Security and Cryptology research and development ecosystems. She headed the Department of Research and Development for Cyber Security and Cryptology in different national initiatives in the United Arab Emirates along with her associations to different security initiatives nationally and internationally. She consults for special projects with national and international technology development initiatives.

Alkhzaimi has specific expertise in cryptology; cryptanalysis, constructing and validating security hardware and software components, constructing trusted security architectures for different environments in different products for the respective industries. Hoda. Alkhzaimi obtained her Ph.D. in Cryptanalysis from Denmark Technical University. Her current research interests include Space, Aerospace, and UAV and autonomous systems security, constructing and analyzing cryptographic primitives, validating, and investigating links between different cryptanalytic approaches and utilizing cryptographic primitives in different cybersecurity architectures as in Internet of Things and big data analysis among others. Her research includes analysis of the effect of AI and machine learning techniques on improving security analytics. She is as well leading several AI based initiatives globally.

Michelle Makori is the editor-in-chief and lead anchor for Kitco News, managing all editorial operations (video and written content) covering global markets, economics, commodities, cryptocurrencies, business and technology news.
Michelle is an internationally acclaimed broadcast journalist, news anchor, reporter, and producer and has worked for leading global media organizations including i24News, Bloomberg, CNN Money, CGTN and SABC.
As an anchor and reporter, Michelle has covered and analyzed the most significant global economic, financial, and geopolitical events of the past two decades. She has interviewed heads of state, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and other political, business, and entertainment leaders.
Based in New York, Michelle joins Kitco News from i24News where she was editor-in-chief and lead anchor, hosting the nightly prime-time, flagship show "ClearCut with Michelle Makori" and "IBW", a weekly start-up and technology-focused magazine show. Michelle was instrumental in setting up the U.S. division of i24News, broadcasting across the USA and around the globe.
Michelle was also a key member of the team that launched the U.S. operations of CGTN in 2011. She was the New York-based lead anchor and producer of "Global Business America", CGTN's flagship global economic and business news show.
Prior to joining CGTN, Michelle was an anchor and reporter for Bloomberg TV for five years, covering both American and Asian markets. She was also a reporter with CNN Money based at the NASDAQ. Before joining Bloomberg TV and moving to New York, Makori was one of the main anchors and producers for SABC Africa Television, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and broadcasting throughout the African Continent.
Born in Israel, raised in South Africa, and now a proud American citizen, Michelle speaks five languages and brings a truly global perspective. Michelle also brings Wall Street experience to her financial news coverage, having received her FINRA financial adviser license (Series 7) and having worked with The Beryl Consulting Group, GFI and Context Summits.
Michelle holds a Post Graduate Honors Degree in Media Studies and Journalism (with distinction) and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Law and Psychology, both from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand. She graduated top of her class from Damelin Business School.

Ran Neuner is a major figure in the cryptocurrency industry and is a vocal participant of Crypto Twitter. He is co-founder and CEO of Onchain Capital, a crypto investment fund and consulting service, and is widely known as the host of “Crypto Trader,” the world’s first crypto TV show, which was launched on CNBC in 2017. Neuner is a chartered financial analyst, and he recently completed an executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. Neuner launched “Crypto Banter,” in 2020, the world’s first livestreaming platform dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain, designed to bring the banter from Crypto Twitter and Telegram to a credible, moderated audio/visual source.

Bijan is one of the leaders in the blockchain ecosystem and has a longstanding track record of spearheading blockchain adoption in the MENA region and globally. In 2015, Bijan co-founded Phoenix Technology, which is building one of the largest Mining farms in the United Arab Emirates and has 450 MW of operational mining farms across Russia, Canada, and the USA. Bijan also founded Phoenix Technology VC, a venture capital fund that has successfully invested USD 10 Million into Blockchain start-ups. Following the great success of Phoenix Technology VC, Bijan embarked on establishing a new venture capital firm, Cypher Capital in 2022. Cypher Capital is a Dubai-based fund, investing in blockchain, crypto, and other digital asset projects, which is self-funded by Bijan at an amount of USD$100 Million. Bijan believes in working with visionary innovators, outstanding talent and other venture capital partners to create a holistic blockchain community, whereby the ecosystem can benefit and grow as a whole. Cypher Capital is building a 10,000 sqft. hub for blockchain and crypto startups which is set to open in Q4 2022 at Jumeirah Beach Residence. The hub reflects Bijan’s vision in contributing to the blockchain community and in providing mentorship and guidance to its members in all matters relating to their projects.

Bruce Pon is the Founder of Ocean Protocol, a blockchain startup focused on bringing data and AI together since 2013. Previously, Bruce co-founded Avantalion, a consulting firm that helped to build 20 banks around the globe for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi & Jaguar LandRover. He has an Advanced Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan, a B.Sc in Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, and has given guest lectures at Oxford, MIT Media Lab, Columbia University, and the European School of Management & Technology. In addition to being in the 2020 full-length documentary Cryptopia, Bruce was featured in Oxford University and Saïd Business School’s online Blockchain course as a guest expert and in ARTE’s The Digital Future. He’s given invited talks at World Economic Forum, MOBI Connect, CNBC, KuppingerCole, and more. Follow Ocean Protocol on Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, Reddit, GitHub & Newsletter for project updates and announcements.

Samy works on ecosystem development for BNB Chain, supporting developers and project teams to build and grow in the BNB Chain ecosystem. Samy is passionate about developer education, as well as contributing towards realizing the full potential of Web3, by leveraging blockchain and crypto to significantly improve and redefine the legacy systems which our economies and societies operate on.

Alex Baghdijan is Partner and Co-Founder at the full-service marketing and content creation agency, Funday. He leads Funday’s web3 division and advises some of the largest web3 brands, from crypto exchanges to blockchain foundations to cutting-edge consumer applications. Through Funday, Alex launched Moonboots, a newsletter for those new to crypto, as well as gmgn supply co., a DAO focused on launching 100 community-based CPG brands. Prior to Funday, Alex held senior roles at IBM Watson Financial Services and AyasdiAI, where he developed a range of Artificial Intelligence solutions for the financial services space.

Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, is a serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record of successful startups. An expert in blockchain and trading systems, CZ has built Binance into the leading blockchain ecosystem, comprised of Binance Exchange, Labs, Launchpad, Info, Academy, Research, Trust Wallet, Charity, NFT and more.

CZ is a Chinese-Canadian coder who spent his youth flipping burgers before studying at McGill University Montreal. He then spent time in Tokyo and New York, first building systems for matching trade orders, then developing software for Bloomberg's futures trading on Wall Street. In 2005, CZ quit his role as head of the Bloomberg Tradebook Futures Research & Development team and moved to Shanghai to start Fusion Systems. Soon thereafter, he learned about Bitcoin and joined Blockchain.info as Head of Technology. In 2020, CZ was recognized in the Bloomberg 50 as one of the most influential people of the year.

Robert Gryn is the youngest self-made entrepreneur to make the Forbes 100 Richest list in Poland. He's the former CEO of Codewise, the 2nd fastest growing company in Europe. After selling Codewise he shifted 100% of his attention and focus to crypto. His new mission is to help accelerate the mass adoption of this revolutionary technology. Like many, he believes that blockchain will make the world a better and more equitable place.

Talal Tabbaa is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Jibrel Network, a blockchain-based FinTech company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, that aims to bridge the gap between traditional and crypto economies. Talal is also the co-founder of CoinMENA, a regulated cryptocurrency exchange under the Central Bank of Bahrain. and serves on the Board of Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) in Amman, Jordan. Prior to co-founding Jibrel Network, Talal worked in financial and supply chain consulting services at PwC as well as managing a private investment fund in Saudi Arabia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (Economics Minor) from Purdue University, IN, USA.

Igneus is the head of communications and media spokesperson of Bybit, one of the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges. He is a relentless advocate for transformative innovation and a staunch supporter for progressive regulation on the emerging digital asset class, helping to shed light on Bybit’s pursuit of bringing quality products and a fair, transparent and efficient trading environment to retail and professional clients around the globe.

Gaurav found his love for gadgets and technology at young age and started making money by repairing electronics when he was twelve. His professional career began in telecoms. In his pursuit of innovation and bringing change to the technology landscape In Kanpur, he laid the foundation of Info-Tech hub as an ISP. He went on to further explore emerging technologies and business innovations establishing a leading group of companies under the umbrella of ITH including multiple ventures where he is a Partner, Investor and Mentor to various startups as well as established enterprises. Under his leadership, InfoTechHub has grown rapidly along with its portfolio companies which ventures into Investment Advisory in blockchain projects, Business Strategy and Technology Consulting for Large-Scale Enterprises, Product Marketing and HR Consulting Services. At the same time, ITH has been putting in successful efforts into innovating intellectual properties in the field of Software Technologies, Blockchain, Electronic / Robotics, Agriculture, and KYC Services. He us also the CEO of TDeFi, the world's first virtual accelerator specifically for DeFi and NFT ventures. It provides access to world-class mentors, Industry connections, Technology, Marketing and community, Exchanges, Liquidity, and many growth hacking partnerships. TDeFi has incubated more than 25 startups up till now and has been aggressively looking for projects that aim to disrupt the status quo.

Dr. Andreas Dittrich is a computer scientist with a professional track record of 25 years in the IT industry. He worked in diverse roles as engineer, architect and consultant. His focus was on the security of service and cloud infrastructures. After several years in academia he started working for Deutsche Telekom (DT) in 2015. Since 2019 he has been heading the transformation of DT's enterprise blockchain business to focus on supporting and promoting public blockchains.