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KATHY ROBERTS is CEO of Switch Reward Card - a blockchain finance ecosystem. Kathy started her career with Sears and then transferred over as an early executive (or Dawner as they called them) when Sears started Discover Card. Kathy went on to become the President of Discover Bank and served as the first female Chair of the Delaware Bankers Association. Current member of Salt Lake Chamber’s Board of Governors. Kathy Roberts’ charitable endeavors include but in no way are limited to the following organizations: Delaware Junior Achievement (Board of Directors), New Mexico Museum Foundation, WHOlives (Board of Directors), https://wholives.org/ - Providing clean water in the developing world using the innovative Village Drill. The History Makers, https://www.thehistorymakers.org/ - Documenting video oral histories of influential and sometimes unsung African Americans heroes. Kathy currently splits her time between Santa Fe, NM and Salt Lake City with her son Malachi, who is a musician. Website: www.SwitchRewardCard.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyrobertsswitch/ X: https://x.com/switch_rewards Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/switch.rewardcard

Johnny is founder and lead developer at Empyreal SDK. He is a seasoned Systems Engineer with a wealth of experience in enterprise-level technology. Prior to starting Empyreal, Johnny worked as a Software Engineer at a FAANG company. He brings a strong passion for programming, particularly in Rust, Python, and Functional Programming.

Graeme Moore is the Head of Tokenization at the Polymesh Association, a not-for-profit dedicated to the growth of the Polymesh blockchain ecosystem. He is also the author of B is for Bitcoin, the first ever ABC book about Bitcoin. Prior to Polymesh, Graeme was the first employee at Polymath; the creative director at Spartan Race; and an associate at Canada’s largest independent investment advisory firm.

Dr. Weijia Zhang is the Regional Head of China at Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and Vice President of Engineering at Wanchain. He has extensive engineering experience in Blockchain, as well as research and development (R&D), cognitive sciences, mental modeling, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), software modeling, computer technologies and industrial standards. Weija has published over thirty research and technical papers, and is named as an inventor for over twenty patents (granted and pending) in computer and digital technology.  He also served as a technical committee voting member to publish the Solution Deployment Descriptor (SDD) by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). Dr. Weijia Zhang is also teaching the Smart Contract Development course at the University of Texas as an adjunct faculty. Dr. Weija Zhang has written and published a book called: Blockchain and Ethereum Smart Contract Solution Development: Dapp Programming with Solidity (2022).

Josh Benaron is the Founder & CEO of Irys, the first L1 programmable datachain. Seeing firsthand that the existing data infrastructures weren’t built for scalability, Josh created Bundlr, an L2 solution on Arweave that gained early success scaling Arweave from 15k transactions per day to 15 million. Bundlr evolved into what is now Irys to become the first truly programmable datachain. As a builder with a background in database architecture, Josh is committed to driving the adoption of programmable data that empower developers to continue building an onchain future.

“Bunny is the Co-Founder and CEO of DORA, a multichain search engine designed to unify and enhance the accessibility of blockchain data across various networks. Known as the "Infinite Discovery Engine," Dora aims to simplify the user experience by integrating search and action functionalities across multiple blockchains and virtual machine ecosystems. Bunny possesses considerable knowledge and deep insights on the evolution of Multichain and MultiVM block explorers, enhancing blockchain accessibility and user experience, the future of blockchain interoperability, and building and leading a blockchain startup”.

Michael Repetny is the Core Contributor at Marinade, the leading liquid staking protocol on Solana. Michael has been leading Marinade’s efforts to make Solana more secure, stable, and censorship-resistant through responsible SOL staking since 2021. Coming from an e-commerce background, Michael is passionate about promoting a decentralized future and financial freedom.

Andrew Forson is the Head of Ventures and Investments at The Hashgraph Association where he is responsible for working with portfolio companies to develop and execute strategic vision. Andrew leads capital raising for the Hashgraph Ventures Fund as well as structure instrument development. Andrew focuses on enabling SMEs, enterprises, and governments to leverage Hedera-powered solutions. Andrew is a Director of DeFi Technologies. In the past, Andrew was the Head of Quantitative Analytics and Risk at Empowa, and the Global Blockchain Business Lead at Joget.

Tom Trowbridge is an accomplished business builder and web3 focused entrepreneur, and the Co-Founder & CEO of Fluence Labs which is building the Cloudless internet; a decentralized serverless computing network and protocol that offers low cost, resilient and verifiable compute. Before Fluence, Tom helped found Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) where he was president from inception. He is a board member at Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ: SDIG), and is an early investor in leading DePIN projects and funds. He also hosts the DePINed podcast which interviews leading DePIN founders, investors and providers.

Mike Romanenko is CVO and Co-Founder of Kyrrex. Mike, who has more than a decade of experience in investment and financial regulation, is a co-founder of Kyrrex. Besides, Mike holds key roles at Unicorn Factory Ventures and Vireye Game Studios, championing web3 and gaming innovations. Often featured in podcasts and panels, he's a recognized authority in the crypto domain. Kyrrex is a crypto ecosystem that provides a one-stop shop for bridging finance, payment, and trading operations with cryptocurrency on a single platform. Kyrrex is registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and its operations have been acknowledged and accepted by the SVG Financial Services Authority to provide crypto services with the goal of giving clients the flexibility to carry out all their crypto transactions under one roof.  REX, operating under the tradename Kyrrex, obtained the Malta VFA Class 4 License in 2021. Applying for such a license requires the applicant to demonstrate a deep understanding of the regulatory framework, provide detailed business plans, ensure compliance with the relevant AML regulations, and establish internal security measures. https://kyrrex.com https://kyrrex.mt https://mt.linkedin.com/in/mikekyrrex https://cryptoslate.com/author/mike-romanenko/