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Fereshteh was born a refugee in Iran when her parents fled Afghanistan due to the Soviet invasion. When the Taliban regime collapsed, and the Soviets left Afghanistan, Fereshteh’s parents returned to Herat, Afghanistan. Fereshteh was able to earn her bachelor’s in computer science and Master’s in database management system engineering after her return. Fereshteh has […]

Rhian has extensive expertise in technology and engineering and is a ten-year veteran at Salvia Media Services, a technology consulting business, where she serves as a director. Rhian is also the co-founder and co-developer of Countmycrypto, a cryptocurrency portfolio tracker, and one of the co-founders of the London Bitcoin Women group, which comprises several IT

Angela is a principal and partner in Version One Ventures, a firm started and led by Boris Wertz. Angela joined the firm as an analyst in 2014 and became a principal in 2017. As part of its portfolio, Version One Ventures investments include the likes of Blockstack, Coinbase, and other tech companies. Early-stage investment fund

Ilana’s outstanding software engineering and computer science expertise has led her to become a part of the bitcoin industry as early as 2014. Ilana is presently the Vice President of Engineering at Bancor Corporation and manager of a development team. In addition, Ilana designed and coordinated the development process and created a strategic development strategy

Paige has enjoyed a long history in the crypto industry and was an integral member of a leading SF Bitcoin community event dating back to 2013. Currently, she works for Zcash, one of the most prominent decentralized and open-source cryptocurrency startups, in user education and communications. Paige’s role is to make user education and outreach

Anastasia is a public relations expert who has worked as a PR specialist for major corporations like Facebook, Instagram, and PayPal. Anastasia has been the managing partner of M&A PR Studio since 2014, concentrating on public relations for large cryptocurrency-related firms. In her PR capacity, Anastasia has helped attract millions of dollars for Blockchain businesses

Katie is a well-respected consultant and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a highly touted Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Katie has a wealth of legal experience in the Fintech industry. As a federal prosecutor, she spent a decade investigating fraud, cybercrime, and corporate crime for organizations including the SEC, FBI, and Treasury Departments. She established

Nathalie is currently the Co-Founder of The People Design House. At People Design House, Nathalie and her co-founder address company culture from a Human Resource perspective. The company addresses hyper-growth such as scaling from 10 employees to 300 and a myriad of other HR issues. Nathalie covers all the typical HR issues in rapidly growing

Tess has a background in computer science and has worked for businesses like Microsoft, CloudMine, Chain, Medium, Chain, and Intersellar. Tess currently works for the Interchain Foundation as a VP of Engineering. At Interchain, Tess leads a team that builds open-source infrastructure for numerous networks such as Cosmos. The Interchain team has also played a

Neha is the Director for the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT Media Lab and a Research Scientist. Neha has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from MIT and a master’s degree in computer science from Dartmouth. The Digital Currency Initiative seeks to push the boundaries of technological development with fundamental research while also providing light

Maria is the Head of Strategy and Operations at Aragon. María gained knowledge in the cryptocurrency sector while working with various clientele. Maria has enjoyed a variety of roles at Aragon, a firm specializing in modernizing businesses by creating organizations on Ethereum, promoting value without borders or intermediaries. Maria is also a Canadian-based business lawyer,