Bellow is the list of all our awesome people, who will appear under the spotlight!
Chris Dawe
Co-founder & CEO of Effect.AIChris is a driven entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in Business, Marketing, Sales and Project Management. As a co-founder of Effect.AI, Chris has added blockchain and cryptocurrency to an already impressive resume. In March of 2018, Effect.AI completed its massively successful Token Sale with over 5000 participants from 123 countries and raised just over 11 million euro, setting new standards in the process. In addition to his position as CEO of Effect.AI, Chris is spending time advising other Eurozone startups on ICO, STO and crowdfunding processes.
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Yoav Dror
CEO of PumaPayYoav Dror is the CEO of PumaPay, one of the biggest ICOs in 2018, which raised over $117 Million. With an MBA and over 20 years of experience in heading online high-volume and high-transaction companies, Yoav is now leading the team who develops PumaPay’s Blockchain-based PullPayment protocol, an innovative solution that enables merchants to easily accept cryptocurrency payments, without the hassles associated with other payment solutions.
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Aki Corsoni-Husain
Partner – Head of Regulatory at HarneysAki Corsoni-Husain is a partner in the Cyprus office of international law firm Harneys. As the Head of Regulatory within the Global Tax and Regulatory department, Aki specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious financial services, anti-money laundering and information exchange law covering the BVI and the EU.
Additionally, Aki advises various regimes governing banks, investment firms, trust and fiduciary services providers and the insurance industry. Aki serves as a contributing editor to many publications, including British Virgin Islands Commercial Law, Bermuda Commercial Law and International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice.
Roni Cohen Pavon
Partner at Herzog, Fox & NeemanRoni is a partner of the Herzog, Fox & Ne’eman law office with a particular focus on cryptocurrency and financial services. He is a founding member of the HFN cryptocurrency practice and advises clients on all aspects their Initial Coin Offering (ICO), provision of services related to the blockchain industry, trading and operating a trading venue for cryptocurrencies and integrating cryptocurrencies as part of their existing business (i.e. as a payment method, as store credit, etc.). This includes, among many others, the correct structuring of the cryptocurrency to be issued by the client, regulatory aspects concerning the cryptocurrency offering in the various jurisdictions, selling restrictions under securities law, issues related to payments regulation, the applicability of financial regulation and anti-money laundering as well as know-your-costumer. Roni is part of the practice’s core team and is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the various projects under the firm’s cryptocurrencies practice.
Dr. Theodore Krintas
Founder & CEO of Koubaras Ltd.Dr. Theodore N. Krintas is a C-level executive working in finance and technology industries since 1991. Experienced in developing, growing and expanding businesses, has closely worked with some legends of both industries in Greece and enjoys the appreciation of his colleagues and peers. As an asset manager, he has exceeded the €100M mark in Assets Under Management, from Greek clients, three times in his career help leading three different start-ups, which is a rare record. In technology, he focuses in its combination with finance, strategy, M&A, team building and organizational strength. Being one among the few to having the opportunity to move between finance and technology, is currently the Founder and CEO of KOUBARAS LTD, a boutique Behavioral Finance practice, which helps companies finance soundly, enhance growth and establish internationally.
Dr. Nicolas Courtois
Senior Lecturer at University College LondonNicolas Courtois is an expert in computer security, cryptography and cryptoanalysis. He has filed more than 10 patents on practical applications of cryptography and focuses on security engineering, electronic payments, and cryptocurrency. His Google Scholar profile lists more than 100 papers with 7100 citations in cryptography, and his H-index is 37. He has also lead university teams and collaborated as a researcher in the tech industry.
Dr. Theodosis Mourouzis
Founder & MD of Cyprus Blockchain Technologies LTDDr Theodosis Mourouzis is a Research Fellow at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and Founder/Managing Director of Cyprus Blockchain Technologies LTD, a non-profit organisation founded by several local enterprises interested in Blockchain technology. He received his PhD in Computer Science with specialisation in cryptography from University College London and a BA/MSc in Mathematics from University of Cambridge. He has extensive consulting/advisory experience and he has worked with organisations like Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Maritime Academy, Centre of Defence Enterprise UK, Technology Strategy Board, US Navy and many others.
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Dr. James Muscat Azzopardi
Lawyer & Director of few law firms in MaltaDr. Azzopardi is a commercial lawyer with 20 years of experience in advising a global portfolio of institutional clients, ultra high net worth families and governments in different continents. James is the managing partner at Muscat Azzopardi & Associates, a leading commercial law firm in Malta and a founder partner at Credence. James is a regular speaker at international blockchain conferences and is currently advising on a range of DLT related projects including ICOs, STOs, exchanges and crypto related investment funds. He is a tutor and examiner at doctoral level at the University of Malta and is the First Vice President of the Maltese Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Steve Tendon
Strategic adviser for the Ministry of Economy (Malta)Managing Director of TameFlow, a consulting firm that provides research, analysis and strategy development for businesses that need to adopt or transition to Blockchain technologies. In 2016 he was the strategic adviser for the Ministry of Economy, Investment and Small Business of the Maltese Government, developed the vision of the “Blockchain Island” and designed Malta’s National Blockchain Strategy.
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Luka Sucic
Head of investments & Partnering at Æternity VenturesLuka is an entrepreneur that likes to build new, yet unexplored things. After a long stretch of startups he decided to turn hats and swapped it for a corporate career working for a major telecom in various roles from product and innovation to investment manager. Ended up in the blockchain space in 2012 out of pure curiosity and luck. He is helping æternity incubate startups and build the next generation of blockchain.
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Matt Starkey
CEO of Oracle-DChartered mechanical engineer and project manager, who has lived and worked all over the world managing multi-billion dollar industrial projects. He co-founded the world’s first decentralized international promotion Network in 2017 Promo-Steem. Matt is now the CEO of Oracle-D a company using blockchains to build grass roots communities in the commercial and humanitarian spheres at almost zero cost to clients.
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Peter Lazou
Venture Builder & Founding member of otherDOTS FoundationOver the years Peter has designed groundbreaking and award-winning technologies in FinTech, Automotive, IoT/Wearables, with three successful company exits.
With his project otherdots.org, he advises early-stage startups, scale-ups, as well as venture-build new meaningful and enduring technology companies with the aspiration and craziness to moonshot in order to build and launch ventures that aim to improve the lives of billions of people. Peter’s mission is to support entrepreneurs in any way he can, creating stories that bring alive the power of tech startups. Along with his journey, he worked with some amazing and brilliant people across four different continents.
Leon Siegmund
Founder of MoonZebra & Bitcoin Club MaltaLeon is an entrepreneur who founded MoonZebra and Bitcoin Club Malta and is a member of the board of the Malta Blockchain Association. His main interest reaches from terminating the preposterous era of governments and central banking and shift towards decentralization, competitive currency and competitive governance to advance liberty, prosperity and creativity worldwide
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Alexis Nicolaou
Director “DLT” at Grant Thornton Blockchain (Cyprus) LtdAlexis is the Director responsible for Grant Thornton Cyprus’ Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) services. He is a member of the ICAEW, with a BA (Hons) from the University of Nottingham in Industrial Economics and Accountancy and currently completing his MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currencies at the University of Nicosia. Alexis has been for over 25 years in C-Suite positions in the accounting, finance, media, content production and electronic banking sectors of the economy, involved with the launch of a number of new technology projects.
Aleksa Burmazovic
COO at Startup Societies FoundationAleksa studied law and economics at the universities of Vienna and Belgrade, a speaker of 3 foreign languages, and the executive director of the Startup Societies Foundation. His experience ranges from asset management, to regulatory intelligence, the latter of which is his greatest interest. He is an avid reader and traveller – his daily book reviews focus primarily on policy, geography, intelligence and economics.
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Viktoria Soltesz
Finance and Tax Consultant & SpeakerViktoria Soltesz – CFO – SiGMA and Malta Blockchain Summit. With over 13 years of solid international financial experience, Viktoria has a wide understanding of the high risk industries. She is an expert on international and local tax and the European VAT legislation, and has existential knowledge with blockchain companies and ICOs/STOs. She is the CFO of SiGMA and Malta Blockchain Summit and she is a regular speaker at international conferences.
Alexander Geralis
Chief Product Officer of cXchange at SpotwareBeing a professional trader himself, Alexander has been trading cryptocurrencies, as well as physical commodities in the marine fuel sector for a number of years. He has been providing his market analysis to the wider audience and was a regular contributor for Cointelegraph. This collective experience in the sphere of trading and understanding of traders’ needs assists him in his latest role as a Chief Product Officer of cXchange. Alexander oversees the development of cXchange cryptocurrency exchange solution and helps businesses launch their own exchanges. He is a frequent guest and panelist at conferences adding valuable insights around exchange development and the growing asset class that is cryptocurrency.
Giorgos Kourtellos
Chief Blockchain Architect at PumaPayPumaPay Chief Blockchain Architect, is leading the development of the PullPayment Protocol, as well as other aspects of PumaPay’s innovative billing solution. Giorgos combines the technical mindset of his engineering background along with professional experience in IT industry to design and deliver complex solutions. As a Blockchain engineer who was working in the Blockchain team at IBM Client Innovation Center Benelux, he was involved and contributed in multiple pilots and proof of concepts for the energy and finance industry.
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Aristos Christofides
CTO of PumaPayCTO of PumaPay, Aristos Christofides is an experienced systems and development professional with over 15 years’ commercial experience within the financial and banking services industry. Aristos has managed and led teams in the development of bespoke banking solutions, implemented B2B2C, NFC payment platforms, and undertaken the responsibility of the successful accreditation for PCI compliance. At PumaPay, Aristos spearheads the development of the PullPayment Protocol, an innovative cryptocurrency billing solution.
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Tito Titov
CEO of WeiDex (WDX)Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in web development and blockchain technology. Since the beginning of 2017 Tito is actively, reading, learning, coding and playing around in the blockchainverse. He has strong business development, communication and management skills. Public speaker and blockchain enthusiast.
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Xenia Neophytou
Founder & Director of CX FinanciaXenia is the founder and director of CX Financia, a financial consultancy firm based in Cyprus. She is the holder of a BSc Degree in Computerised Accountancy from the University of East Anglia and also a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA). She is also authorised by CySEC (the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission) to carry out financial service activities in Cyprus. Xenia has extensive experience in all aspects of financial and regulatory compliance, specializing on investment funds, investment firms and payment services. Her extensive accounting, audit and international tax experience covers both the Cyprus and the International arena. The recent advent of Blockchain Technologies and the numerous challenges and opportunities that lay ahead, have found CX Financia collaborating with technology startups and enterprises for launching new fintech projects.
Nirmal Lekshminarayanan
CEO of InWaraNirmal is the Chief Executive Officer of InWara, a blockchain and cryptocurrency market intelligence platform. With the advent of ICOs and asymmetry in information in the space, InWara was set up to bridge this gap and provide the right tools to investors to aid data-driven decision making. Prior to InWara, Nirmal was part of Unilever’s Supply Chain where he collected extensive experience as Site Engineering Manager and Trainee Manager.
Florian Braeunig
Founder & CEO of YAIRFounder of YAIR and Chief Executive Officer
A fearless visionary and a persuasive personality, Flo has dared to dream big. He has brought together investment funds and team players to chase dreams such as an experimental island colony in Vanuatu and a charitable arts organisation in Berlin. Florian has always been ahead of his time until he came across blockchain and realised a way to bring his passions together with a single focus on the YAIR project.
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Emil Guberman
Co-founder & CEO of WeBuyEmil Guberman is the co-founder and CEO of WeBuy, a company that is creating the first on-demand advertising platform in the world. Emil has a proven track record as investor, founder and owner of a series of successful businesses. Successes include the EIG Group and private oil company, ASB Geo. Emil has foresight and a deep understanding of trends. He started one of the first web content companies in Israel in 1996 (Elonet). Emil is focusing on making blockchain ideology and technology accessible and profitable for all.
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Stephen ‘Espion’ Arnold
CEO & Creative Director of Fracture LabsStephen is the CEO & creative director of Fracture Labs, currently in development on www.decimated.net – a post-apocalyptic online survival game with salvageable cryptocurrency and a blockchain based digital economy, in partnership with Haloplatform.tech.
A videogame industry veteran of more than 11 years, Stephen has arranged partnerships with Decentraland, Warner Bros, Ubisoft, Sony and others, delivering the highest quality visuals and pushing the limits of game engine technology.
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Mike Costache
Blockchain Investor & AdvisorMike never liked being put in a box so he spent the last 20 years as an entrepreneur, investment banker, author, professor, speaker, angel investor and fundraiser for various charities. Mike serves on the Advisory Board of Token-as-a-Service (TaaS), the first-ever tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to investments in blockchain assets. TaaS raised $7.6 million through its ICO in early 2017 and produced a 780% ROI within the first year. TaaS invested $10 million in 35 ICOs and is active with daily crypto trading. During 2017 and 2018 Mike served the Managing Partner of KrowdMentor, a strategic investment and advisory firm and as CEO of d10e, a leading conference on decentralization with 23 global editions all over the world. From 2011 to 2018, Mike was a member of Tech Coast Angels (TCA), a network of 330 angel investors in Southern California who invested $200 million in 400 deals and raised over $2 billion from VCs. From 2006 to 2011, Mike was the founder & President of Leo & Leo, which represented brands such as Maserati, Segway, NetJets, PrivatSea, Sunseeker Yachts, NetSuite, Marsh, Orgil Greenhouses, Miss Universe, and Rockstar Energy Drink. Total sales amounted to €60 million. From 2000 to 2006, Mike was the founder & CEO of Pioneer TeleCare, an e-commerce firm with revenues of $4 million. From 1998 to 2003, Mike was an Associate at WestPark Capital, The Interlink Group, Millennium Capital Partners. Mike holds a degree in Economics from Pepperdine University, a Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine’s School of Law and has completed the Program on Negotiations for Senior Executives at Harvard. Born in Romania in 1977, Mike migrated to Israel in 1988 and in 1992 to the US. Mike was featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Inc., Entrepreneur, CCTV, Business Week, Top Gear and numerous other media outlets.
Georgina Kyriakoudes
CEO of Dcentric SolutionsGeorgina is the CEO of Dcentric Solutions, which is currently implementing the first pilot project for a blockchain-based patient-centered medical records application primarily aimed at solving the issue of fragmented records and lack of patient data ownership. She is a Big Four London certified accountant with professional experience in auditing, finance and e-commerce. Since 2015 she has been dedicated to blockchain; designing and delivering seminars to international companies; advising companies on how to harness the full potential of blockchain and tokenized economies, and speaking at notable conferences. Additionally, she is one of less than 50 people worldwide to hold an MSc in Digital Currency, in which she completed her thesis in healthcare and blockchain.
Maria Stylianou Michaelidou
General Manager of the Limassol Tourism BoardMrs Maria Stylianou Michaelidou is the General Manager of the Limassol Tourism Board, the official tourism authority for the Limassol region. She has been pursuing a career as a business development, marketing and management practitioner over a period of more than fifteen years. Her work has covered nearly every aspect of applied management ranging from market research and strategic planning to press relations and staff training. Mrs Michaelidou has successfully implemented European projects in the area of Sustainable development in the tourism industry. At the moment, she is leading the Limassol participation in the Civitas Destinations Project for Sustainable Mobility and two newly acquired Interreg projects ‘ΕΥ-ΚΙΝΗΣΗΣ’ in the same field and ‘ANDIKAT’ for diving tourism. Utilizing European Funding and strong local networking, she aims to contribute to the significant upgrading of the tourist product of Limassol. She is also actively engaged with professional working committees dealing with cultural, development and tourism issues.
Alexandros Constantinou
Director and the Head of Compliance Services and Research Department of MAP S.PlatisAlexandros Constantinou is a Director and the Head of Compliance Services and Research Department of MAP S.Platis. He has extensive experience in advising international financial services organizations on regulatory and risk management matters. Alexandros joined MAP S.Platis in 2008 and since then he has led and developed the compliance support services and regulatory research division of the firm. His work involves, inter alia, the provision of consultation and opinions to a large number of internationally-active financial services companies on legislative matters such as MiFID, MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, AMLD 4/5, AIFMD, UCITS, PRIIPs/KIDs, Market Abuse, Transparency, Prospectus, and PSD II. He frequently contributes to the advancement of local and European regulation and acts as an instructor and speaker at numerous seminars, training courses and other events on regulatory and compliance matters. Alexandros is an MCSI member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and holds an Advanced Certification from the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission. He also holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Reading (UK) and an MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh (UK). In addition, Alexandros is a registered Mediator from the Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order concerning commercial disputes.
Alexis Esneault
Licensed to practice law in the United States, Alexis is working at NÄGELE Attorneys at Law in the department of IT and Capital Markets Law, advising clients on how to bring their DLT based projects to life through the use of the Principality’s favorable regulatory environment. Having been involved in Crypto and Blockchain since attending the Texas Bitcoin Conference in 2014, Alexis developed a strong passion for blockchain technology and its practical applications for moving towards decentralization and increased personal autonomy. This led to a focus on all things blockchain during the pursuit of her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where she wrote multiple papers on blockchain-based applications in the areas of real property, intellectual property, and accounting. Using the skills acquired through her legal education, as well as her undergraduate degree in philosophy, Alexis is able to strategically assess situations for the benefit of her clients. At the end of the day, she firmly believes that those of us involved in blockchain and crypto who believe we can change the world for the better will be the ones that truly do.
Simon Moser and Pascal Thellmann
Simon Moser has several years of experience in digital marketing and communications. He is a regular contributor to several business, tech and blockchain publications, such as the popular Entrepreneur Magazine. At his PR company Polygrowth, he helps blockchain, high-tech and cannabis companies with their public relations efforts, in order to achieve brand awareness and increase sales. Pascal Thellmann is the CMO of Bounty0x, the largest platform to earn cryptocurrency. Pascal is also part of PolyGrowth, a blockchain PR firm, and is very involved in the blockchain marketing scene.
Antonis Polemitis
Chief Executive Officer of the University of NicosiaMr. Polemitis currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Nicosia (UNIC) and EDEX, as a Board member of EDEX and UNICAF, and as a member of the Council of the University of Nicosia. Mr. Polemitis has two decades of experience in private equity, higher education and software development in New York, as a principal or partner at Ledra Capital, ACG Capital and Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting). He has been a principal or advisor for a broad range of corporate financings in the United States, Europe, Latin America and India, ranging from multi-billion dollar industrial buyouts to early-stage venture capital.
George Agathangelou
Partner and CBDO at Universal CryptoWith a 10-year track record in financial services, George is a certified portfolio manager, holder of CySEC professional competence certificate and has served most of his career as an executive for Cyprus Investment Firms. He discovered Bitcoin in 2013 and ever since has invested enormous amounts of time to study and collaborate with crypto-exchanges, wallets, KYC/AML, CRM and various fintech solutions through his professional network and own research. Since 2017, George has been an advocate of cryptocurrencies in Cyprus and helped formed various local community groups. George is currently, among other roles, a partner of Universal Crypto, an advisor for Cyprus Blockchain Technologies, a founding member of the Cyprus Blockchain Association, a cryptocurrency market analyst, as well as a proprietary trader and investor.
Theophane Rame
Managing partner at Cyrano CapitalThéophane Ramé is a partner at Cyrano Capital focuses on the firm’s investment strategy. Previously, Théophane founded Token Invest, a Switzerland-based advisory firm specializing in structuring blockchain transactions. He studied at London School of Economics and Business School Lausanne.
Panis Pieri
Founder & CEO at RISETECH MediaPanis is a professional with multidisciplinary expertise in growth hacking, startups, disruption and tech. I love optimizing digital marketing campaigns using growth hacking techniques and accelerating growth for startups, brands and other organizations. One of my primary goal is to inspire younger generations to become involved in startups, disruptive innovation and technology.
George Giannoulakis
CEO & Founder @ InvestCor Corporate LTDGeorge Giannoulakis is the CEO and Founder of InvestCor Corporate Ltd. He has over 2 decades of structuring deals and advising businesses from a legal, regulatory and financial perspective. George has advised on transactions in excess of USD 5 Billion and with a global footprint. His legal and business background have proven invaluable and his hands on experience of running regulated entities and leading global transactions have often proven critical in sealing their successful conclusion. He is an advisor on a number of boards and the vice-president of the Cyprus South African Business Association and the PR committee of the Cyprus Fiduciary Association. He is a firm believer of blockchain and that it will fundamentally change the way we interact on a business, social and global level.
Simon Zenios
Managing director of Simon Zenios & Co LLCSimon Zenios is an experienced Corporate Lawyer and ICO/STO Expert ICObench.com (only a handful of Lawyers Globally). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. He is the managing director of the law firm Simon Zenios & Co LLC in Cyprus, which comprises of three distinct units, i.e. corporate, ICOs/STO’s & DLT’s and litigation, boasting a diverse national and international clientele. His expertise covers both mainstream corporate law as well as more contemporary and advanced financial and investment areas, such as investment funds, cryptocurrency and digital currency.
Christiana Aristidou
International Business and Technology LawyerChristiana Aristidou is an International Business and Technology Lawyer with more than 21 years in practice. She is a Certified International Legal Project Practitioner (LPP) and a litigator since 1997. Christiana is a National Delegate to ISO TC/307 Blockchain Committee and a founding member and Vice-president of the Cyprus Blockchain Association.
Dr. Sotirios P. Chatzis
Machine Learning Researcher at CUTDr. Sotirios P. Chatzis (Cyprus University of Technology, CUT) is an Assistant Professor at the department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics (EECEI) at CUT. His pioneering research has been published through more than 70 papers in the most prestigious journals and conferences of his research field. He is Program Committee member the top-tier venues in Machine Learning, including NIPS and ICML. He is serving as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and the Pattern Recognition journal. He is leading the Machine Learning laboratory of CUT, which currently comprises 6 PhD students and one post-doctoral researcher.
Dr Panayiotis Philimis
The Founder of CyRIC the Cyprus Research and Innovation Center, and Gravity Ventures IncubatorDr. Panayiotis Philimis has studied Mechanical Engineering and has a PhD in Manufacturing Systems and AI. He has 20 years experience in R&D and has coordinated more than 30 technology and innovation projects with budgets exceeding 100million Euro. He has 10 years experience in product testing, certification and metrology. His expertise extends to design and development of disruptive high-tech products including robotics, wearables etc. and he has several publications and patents to his name. He is president of the Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE) and a member of the BoD, of the European Business Network (EBN), the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) and the Cyprus Academic and Research Network (CyNET). He is also the founder of Gravity Ventures, a high-tech venture building incubator based in Nicosia.
Dr. Mariella Baldacchino
E&S; Group directorDr. Mariella Baldacchino is a warranted Maltese lawyer and one of E&S Group directors. She joined the law firm in 2016 and has successfully advised and assisted more the 50 ICOs in 2018. Her role in the firm is to meet and assist ICO clients and other crypto-based businesses. She also provides legal advice to all crypto related activity, from concept stage through their actual offering up until the ICO closure following Maltese Law. One important aspect of her role is to build a solid relationship with prospective clients as well as developing and nurturing client relations. She also leads, guides, and manages the ICO legal team at E&S Group in order to provide exceptional legal services to ICO clients. Mariella holds a Doctorate in Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Malta and a Master Degree in ‘Direttivo Privato Europeo’ at the University of La Sapienza in Rome.
Stathis Flangofas
Chief Financial officer at Currency.comMr. Stathis Flangofas is the Chief Financial officer. He holds a BA in Business Administration and he is a member of the international body ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and a member of ICPAC (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus). Having spent more than 10 years in the finance industry, and with accumulated knowledge and experience he joined Currency.com in 2018.
Ioannis Menelaou
President of the Cyprus Blockchain AssociationYiannis is the president of the Cyprus Blockchain Association, and a board member of the European Blocktech Federation. He is an award winning professional in the space of blockchain and fintech, and he has collaborated with a number of regulators for integrating blockchain in the space of digital finance. Yiannis is also a digital currency lecturer at the University of Nicosia, as well as a board member and advisor in international investment and fintech groups such as FBS, KOUD, ArtiumPro. He is a holder of advanced academic qualifications from the MIT, Yale and Leeds universities. He has studied mathematics and financial engineering, and he is certified as a regulated professional in the financial services industry.
Oliver Devillard
CEO of TribeHubOliver Devillard is a young visionary entrepreneur who has experience in the psychology of belief, mindset and growth. He is passionate about the intersection between behaviour analysis and decentralised technology solutions to promote innovation and maximise wellbeing within society. In 2018 he cofounded TribeHub, an online platform that lowers the barrier to entry for innovation by providing advanced technology at the reach of all, in an affordable and user friendly package. He is an optimist, believing in the power of the human potential to come together a build a prosperous future we all want to take part in.