Blockchain Inside

Stephen Meade is an American entrepreneur, executive and business founder who is passionate about creating companies that make a difference in the world. In the past 20 years, he has created, incubated and architected 9 successful technology-based companies; five of which were the 1st companies in the world to do something. He is also a seasoned business leader who speaks frequently on the art of networking at leadership conferences, startup communities, and universities including MIT, Harvard, USC, UCLA, and more. He serves as an advisor to numerous companies and organizations around the world.

Peter Voss is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and a pioneer in artificial intelligence. Coined the term ‘AGI’ (Artificial General Intelligence) with fellow luminaries in the space. He was fueled by the fragile nature of software, embarked on a journey 20 years ago to studying what intelligence is, how it develops in humans, and the current state of AI. This research culminated in the creation of our natural language intelligence engine that can think, learn, and reason -- and adapt to, and grow with the user.His current project combines usage of both AI and blockchain.

John Hartigan is focusing on EVP Strategic Development and Partnerships, architecting and bringing to life go to market strategies and securing strategic partnerships with some of the biggest names in healthcare and achieving exponential growth. He is an experienced entrepreneur who excels and enjoys managing startup businesses, product growth cycles, and bringing inovative solutions to niche markets.

Christian Kameir is a passionate, high energy executive with successful track record within the Internet, Software and Marketing industries. Accomplished business leader holding key positions with worldwide market leaders as well as successful start-ups.He lead the merger of two of Europe's first Internet service providers as general counsel for NIKOMA, today part of the largest European ISP in 2000. After founding Yelp-predecessor Colizer in 2004, and selling the operation in 2008, Christian joined the board of several high-tech companies. In addition to majoring in business, he is master-certified in NLP and a graduate of Muenster's School of Law. Christian is also a guest lecturer at the Rady School of Business (UCSD), speaker and writer for technology magazines covering topics from artificial intelligence to blockchain technologies since 2014.

Greg Karch is the Founder and Partner at DLT Law Group, P.A.He is a business transactions lawyer specializing in cryptocurrency, blockchain and smart contracts, including money transmitter laws, ICO's, token sales, and structuring blockchain startups. Primary focus on general business law, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, business finance, business entity formation, corporate governance, and business restructuring. Further practice in intellectual property law, focusing on trademark, copyright, trade secrets and IP licensing.

Miko Matsumura founded crypto exchange Evercoin, and is a General Partner with Gumi Cryptos Capital. He is also a venture partner with BitBull Capital and an advisor to Arrington XRP Capital. He is an investor in the Pantera Capital ICO Fund (a $100M ICO-only fund). He is personally invested in FileCoin, Brave, CIVIC, Propy, Mainframe and Lyft. As chief Evangelist for the Java Language and Platform he participated in the first wave of the Internet, and is now fully engaged in the crypto-fueled Internet of value. As a 25 year operating exec in Silicon Valley, he has raised over $50 million in capital for Open Source startups. He was an advisor to AI startup Sentient during their 100M series C and currently has advised cryptocurrency startups with over $250M in capital raise such as Guardian Circle (Decentralized Global 911 Emergency Services) and Hub (Decentralizing Professional Social Networking). He is also an LP with Focus Ventures, a firm with over $800M under management, 9 IPOs and 44 exits.

Michael Noel is a well-rounded leader in the areas of business development, product development, technology management, and operations. He is passionate about building companies with scalable technology and a big fan of the lean startup, so he is always looking for a new MVP. Specialties: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Cyber Security, SEO, SEM, Social Media, Social Media Syndication, Web Development, PPC, CPA, CPM, Philanthropy, Network Architecture, Information Technology, IT, Big Data, Graph Processing, Micron Automata Processor, Disruptive Technologies, Disruptive Innovation, Growth Hacking and Connecting the Dots!

Michael Noel is a well-rounded leader in the areas of business development, product development, technology management, and operations. He is passionate about building companies with scalable technology and a big fan of the lean startup, so he is always looking for a new MVP. Specialties: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Cyber Security, SEO, SEM, Social Media, Social Media Syndication, Web Development, PPC, CPA, CPM, Philanthropy, Network Architecture, Information Technology, IT, Big Data, Graph Processing, Micron Automata Processor, Disruptive Technologies, Disruptive Innovation, Growth Hacking and Connecting the Dots!

John introduces his blockchain projects and his understanding on blockchain

Navroop is a Fellow at MIT Connection Science and holds a host of leadership roles in the DLT space, both as a practitioner as well as a researcher. An economist by training, Navroop is building a blockchain-based trading platform for crowdfunded equity. She is also a Research Associate at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT) at University College London and holds three masters in IP Management, Economics of Innovation and Applied Economics. A United Nations Youth Delegate for 2017, Navroop has co-authored Hyperledger’s Blockchain for Business online course. She speaks regularly at FinTech and blockchain conferences and currently serves on the advisory board of a host of blockchain companies, across industries. Previously, she has worked at Harvard University and United Nations Environment Programme. Her research interests are focused on Distributed Ledger Technologies, Game Theory, Networks Theory and Complex Systems Science.

Darren explains what blockchain is from his perspective

John has 17 years of experience working with organizations in consulting services, business process changes, digital transformation and education. He is the Co-Founder and CEO at C-N-C Blockchain Advisory, LLC. In this episode, he discusses blockchain application in different businesses and explains what kind of changes are necessary for the companies to implement blockchain and what to do

Amine is an experienced industry professional turned entrepreneur, focused on strategies for growth. Amine has spent 2.5 years handling the full buy-side process os SME LBOs: from origination to deal structuring and financing, through to closing negotiations, managing all stakeholders (LPs, sell-side advisory, deal lawyers, due diligence professionals, senior debt bankers). Prior to this, Amine worked on strategic initiatives in future projects in industrial sectors (hybridation, power electronics technology, future of mobility with a focus on business model, core business process transformation and Go-to market.

Mike uses his expertise to explain how to use blockchain to solve real estate problems and how to implement different tech to support blockchain

Rick is a global freight logistics executive with expertise in strategic vertical markets, including emerging Blockchain technologies . Demonstrated strength in forging strong and enduring relationships across cultures, customers and industries. A visionary and fearless entrepreneur. Rick has developed a unique set of skills nurtured from his cross functional leadership roles in Commercial, Operations, and International enterprises. He has been recognized for improving the focus, function, and solution sets of the organizations he collaborates with.He is now focused on driving the evolution of blockchain-based data management in the transportation and cannabis sectors.