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Alicia Garabedian

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VC Investor | INSEAD MBA

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Head of Defi Operations at Collider VC

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Generative AI @ Apple, ex-TikTok, Adobe Firefly, IDEO, McKinsey

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Seasoned crypto-nomad currently "orbiting" between Paris🇫🇷, Manila🇵🇭, and California/Nevada🇺🇸. CURRENTLY: - I am the Chief Growth Officer at Morph, an Ethereum Layer 2 focused on Onchain Consumer Finance. - I am an Angel/Advisor to global crypto projects and local Philippines startups, often via Soothsayer, our private entity. (I aspire to someday have Soothsayer be a bigger thing with a dedicated brand and presence, but for now I am deep in the arena with Morph, so this is more on the back-burner.) -- PROLOGUE... MAIN ADVENTURE: - I was the COO at Yield Guild (YGG), the leading global Web3 Gaming Guild. - I was a Director at Binance, where I was in charge of 11 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. - I served on the Management Team at Coins.ph, where I held leadership roles across the Cryptocurrency, People Ops, and Product Development workflows. - I started my career in Technology M&A and Strategy in Silicon Valley, working in Corporate Development at Samsung NEXT and Investment Banking at Lazard Frères. CRYPTO SIDE-QUESTS: - Contract work with the Tokenomics Advisory practice at HLV. - Scouted and facilitated OFR's acquisition of the 0N1 Force, a leading NFT IP - then served as advisor. - Co-created the First Mint Fund, a grant program to get artists in Southeast Asia started in the NFT space. - Co-created an early NFT Art Gallery called Narra Gallery and gave the opening talk at Art Fair Philippines 2021. - First advisor to Breadcrumbs, a leading Blockchain Investigation tool, when it was just a single founder hacking away on it in Metro Manila. - Worked with Filament, an early project at the intersection of "Blockchain & IoT" in early 2016 (what we might now think of as "DePIN"). I have been an active member of the global Bitcoin/Blockchain/Crypto ecosystem since 2013; most notably I was an early organizer of the crypto community in the Philippines (I popularized the #CryptoPH tag) and an early member of the San Francisco Bitcoin Meetup (c. 2013-2016). I studied Economics, Statistics, and French at the University of California, Santa Barbara and did a coding bootcamp at Hack Reactor.

Brandon Hoffman

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GP & Founder at Emerging | AI Collective lead | ex-Samsung, ex-Morgan Stanley | Board Member: Toigo Endowment, MLT, & LA Library Foundation

Tricia Gately Mackey

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Innovative executive with extensive expertise in strategic marketing, branding, events, project management, and operations. Proven success in increasing brand visibility and audience engagement through targeted multi-channel programs. Recognized for building and training high-performing teams, streamlining processes, and enhancing operational efficiency. A collaborative leader with strong business acumen, exceptional communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Thrives in customer-centric and fast-paced environments, leveraging data analytics to drive strategic initiatives.

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If it was easy, everybody would do it. If everybody did it, it would be easy.

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Open Source Program Expert | Designing Systems of Open Source Collaboration and Impact

Ricardo J. Mendez

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Web3 Strategy | Technology-first, Thesis-driven Investments | Keynote Speaker

Evgenii Danilov

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Head of QA • QA Expert • Mentor • Lecturer • Test / Release / Delivery Manager | ex-Samsung Food, Alibaba Group & Lazada