Crypto Connection 2018

CEO and Founder
TokenSuisse AG

Alain Kunz, CEO & Founder of the blockchainand Crypto-Asset-Managementcompany TokenSuisse AG, which was founded about a year ago as Coinlab Capital AG, is a proven and recognized expert on the national and international blockchain scene. He enjoys sharinghis knowledge with a wider audience, convinced that Blockchain will change our world like no other technology before. He was recently quoted in the Financial Times, CNN Money Switzerland,Sonntagszeitung and Handelszeitung. Alain founded TokenSuisse together with Claudio Rossi. Set up as a one-stop shop, TokenSuisse AG, with its constantly growing team of experts, does not focus exclusively on the areas of trading / brokerage, asset management and consulting / knowledge transfer, but also supports its clients in other topics such as ICO, mining and storage. In addition to TokenSuisse, Alain Kunz founded the companies PolarLab, Lantha Capital, and SP-Lab.ch. Previously, he worked for Source EFT, Leonteq and Société Générale Investment Banking. He studied at the University of St. Gallen. His hobbies include reading and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Alain Kunz lives in Zurich.

CEO
Trustology

Alex Batlin is the Founder and CEO of Trustology. Trustology is a FinTech startup that's building a smart custody platform to safeguard crypto assets. Previously, Alex was Head of Emerging Business & Technology team and Blockchain Lead at BNY Mellon, responsible for research and development of emerging technology-enabled business strategy, business models, products and services.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Alex was the founding Head of both UBS's FinTech Innovation Lab based in UK's Level 39 accelerator and UBS's Crypto 2.0 Pathfinder research programme into blockchain technology and it's impact on business models. Prior roles included Head of UBS's Technology Research Service, Engineer in UBS's Technology R&D team, and Head of SDLC services. Further back, Alex worked at Nomura, JPMorgan and CSC. He has a degree in Computer Science from University of Bristol, and was included in The 2015 FinTech Finance35 and The 2016 FinTech 40 lists.

Senior Vice President
Compass Lexecon

Andria van der Merwe is a Senior Vice President at Compass Lexecon where she specializes in financial markets, complex derivatives and structured securities, antitrust and class actions. She is the holder of three U.S. patents, her research has been published in several internationally renowned journals, and she is the author of Market Liquidity Risk: Implications for Asset Pricing, Risk Management and Financial Regulation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).

At Compass Lexecon, Dr. van der Merwe provides both consulting and testimonial expertise in matters involving securities class action litigation, regulatory investigations and proceedings, trading disputes including market manipulation, and cryptocurrency and distributed ledger (e.g., blockchain) technologies.

Head of Digital Asset
Susquehanna International Group

Bart Smith is co-Head of the ETF Group at Susquehanna International Group (SIG). As such, he is jointly responsible for several ETF-related activities including oversight of the Firm’s ETF client trading (through SIG affiliate Susquehanna Financial Group, or SFG), global equity portfolio trading (also SFG) and ETF issuer relationships.

Mr. Smith is also Head of Digital Assets and has been leading SIG’s cryptocurrency and digital asset efforts since 2014. In this function, he responsible for exchange trading, OTC trading, direct blockchain investments and working with regulators on the developing market structure.
Prior to his current role, he helped Emerging Global Advisors launch its EGShares lineup of ETFs. Mr. Smith has also worked at AllianceBernstein and UBS in variety of sales and consulting roles. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in Human & Organizational Development.

Caitlin Long is a 22-year Wall Street veteran who has been active in bitcoin since 2012. She continues to help drive the State of Wyoming’s trail-blazing blockchain legislation (including 2018 enactment of 5 blockchain-friendly bills and recognizing utility tokens as a new form of property), co-founding the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition and chairing WyoHackathon. From 2016-2018 she was chairman and president of Symbiont, an enterprise blockchain company, where she jointly spearheaded a blockchain project for delivering index data to Vanguard. Caitlin ran Morgan Stanley’s pension solutions business (2007-2016), held senior roles at Credit Suisse (1997-2007) and began her career at Salomon Brothers (1994-1997).  She is a graduate of Harvard Law School (JD, 1994), the Kennedy School of Government (MPP, 1994) and the University of Wyoming (BA, 1990).

Managing Consultant, IncisiveAI

Carl Carrie offers Crypto, Technology Strategy and Market Structure services to startups and financial services firms globally under the IncisiveAI brand.
Carl has previously managed the growth of electronic trading businesses and related analytical products globally for JP Morgan and Bloomberg and led several strategic investments and acquisitions.
Carl also successfully started a FinTech startup, TheBeast.com.

Vice President of Quantitative Strategies
Noble Capital International

Dr. Che Guan currently serves as a Vice President of Quantitative Strategies at Noble Capital International. Prior to that, he worked at JP Morgan and Dun & Bradstreet, responsible for data science solutions across retail and wholesale businesses, as well as credit rating R&D, respectively.

Dr. Guan received Ph.D degree in ECE from University of Connecticut. His research interests include machine learning, big data analysis, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, with application to foreign exchange and commodity market, e.g., market microstructure research, asset allocation optimization, etc.

Portfolio Manager
Black Square Capital

Chris has a unique mix of professional experiences involving finance, strategy, and blockchain technology. He began his career at J.P. Morgan where he valued securities and supported the development of J.P. Morgan’s first global depository notes. His commentary on the crypto markets has been featured in leading publications, including Bloomberg, Reuters, Marketwatch, Fortune and Forbes. Chris graduated from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he was a Chicago Ventures Fellow and also worked for the Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity. Outside of work, he is a board member at Michigan Ross Alumni Club DC. He holds NASAA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Partner and CEO
CMT Digital

Colleen Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer of CMT Digital Holdings LLC and has been a partner with the broader CMT Group for five years. In her role as CEO, Ms. Sullivan oversees CMT Digital’s trading, investments, and regulatory initiatives in the crypto assets / blockchain technology space. Ms. Sullivan is also a Co-Founder and Managing Member of Sullivan Wolf Kailus LLC, a boutique law firm based in Chicago, that specializes in hedge fund, private equity, venture capital, digital assets, and other alternative investment products. Ms. Sullivan previously practiced in the Investment Funds and Derivatives group at Sidley Austin LLP and, at age 25, co-founded a company called iOptions Group LLC, which advised individuals with employee stock options how to hedge them with listed options. Ms. Sullivan currently serves as co-chair of the FinTEx Chicago Legal and Regulatory Committee, is on the Advisory Board of Bloq Inc., is on the board of directors of the San Juan Mercantile Exchange, and participates in various working groups with the Chamber of Digital Commerce, of which CMT Digital is an Executive Committee Member.

The Block

Frank Chaparro leads editorial efforts for The Block, a community of blockchain enthusiasts built around information, education, and inclusion.
Chaparro, who previously reported on crypto-assets for Business Insider, has specialized in the intersection of digital assets and Wall Street, breaking stories out of firms such as Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Nasdaq.
Chaparro started his business journalism career while he was a senior at Fordham University, where he studied Economics and Theology. Chaparro's reporting has been cited in Barron's, Bloomberg News, CNBC, CoinDesk, and scores of crypto trade publications. He has shared his insights on the cryptocurrency space on NPR, CBS Radio, and Cheddar and frequently speaks at industry conferences, including CBInsights, Token Fest, and Consensus.

Chief Institutional Officer 
Voyager

Glenn Barber joined CryptoTrading Technologies, LLC in September 2018 as Chief Institutional Officer of its Voyager Institutional business, a newly formed unit that will launch in Q4 2018 and deliver a best-in-class crypto trading solution to traditional buy-side firms, hedge funds, brokerages and market makers, among other professional investors. In this role, Barber is charged with cultivating relationships, driving broader awareness of the brand, and activating new accounts throughout the institutional community. Prior to Voyager, Barber was most recently Managing Director of Equities and Co-Head of the NY-based Global Program Sales desk at Deutsche Bank. Prior to that he was Managing Director, Equities at Barclays Capital, Inc., where he was a desk head and the lead business sponsor for building out their international program trading offering.  Other roles included being a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers and a number of other equity positions in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Vice President
Parsons & Whittemor

Gregory Landegger leads digital currency and blockchain investments at Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. (P&W), a single-family office managing a portfolio of public and private investments in a diverse range of industries and stages of development. Greg began his career rising to hold global executive positions in the pulp and paper equipment manufacturing industry. He subsequently transitioned to a private equity role where he led operations and turn-arounds for different financial entities. Since 2015, he has managed the investment efforts for P&W in making over 20 earlier stage equity investments across the digital currency ecosystem.

Founder & CEO, Deltix, Inc.


Ilya Gorelik is Founder and CEO of Deltix. As CEO, Ilya Gorelik is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company as well as overseeing global product development. Ilya has more than 15 years of experience managing large-scale software projects and teams. He was one of the key development leaders of PTC, where he worked from 1989 to 1998, attaining the position of Senior VP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer. From 1998 until 2000, Ilya was Senior VP of Product Strategy and Development and Chief Scientist for FirePond. From 2000 until founding Deltix in 2005, Ilya worked as Advisory CTO for HighRoads and several other software technology companies. Ilya has a Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from Moscow Technical University, he received an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Minsk Technical University.

Founder and Principal, Bandman Advisors

Jeff Bandman is Founder and Principal of Bandman Advisors, an advisory practice helping clients ranging from start-ups to global firms meet strategic innovation and regulatory challenges. Bandman Advisors bridges the gap between business and regulation.

Jeff serves on the Board of Advisors of Templum Inc. and iComply Investor Services. Â He is a co-founder of the Global Digital Finance Initiative (GDF.io) to establish an industry-driven global code of conduct and taxonomy for cryptoassets. Â He acts as FinTech regulation mentor for the Techstars Barclays FinTech Accelerator program. Jeff is a research fellow of the Blockchain for Algorithmic Regulation and Compliance (BARAC) initiative at University College London's Centre for Blockchain Technologies.

Managing Director
Blackrock

Kurt Vandenberg, Managing Director, leads Production Technology Operations within the Aladdin Product Group. Mr. Vandenberg and his team are responsible for the management and operation of all financial systems in the firm including Aladdin. Before joining BlackRock, Mr. Vandenberg was Chief Information Officer for Assured Guaranty. Prior to Assured, he was a Partner at the consulting firm Capco. Mr. Vandenberg earned a BS degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Marquette University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.

Co-Founder and CSO
The Praetorian Group

Louis Adimando is an attorney, entrepreneur and sought after ICO advisor. He is the Co-Founder and CSO of The Praetorian Group, the only ICO to register with the US Securities & Exchange Commission blazing new trails for the ICO space. In addition to The Praetorian Group, Louis is also on the management team of Wink.io, BioFactor and an advisor to IQToken.

Director of Institutional Sales, Triad Securities Corp

Scott Daspin is Director of Institutional Sales at Triad Securities Corp., a New York full service agency broker dealer that specializes in prime brokerage and investment banking services. He is responsible for establishing relationships with institutional clients such as hedge funds, family offices, registered investment advisors and private companies, and introducing capital for FinTech companies developing Blockchain and other capital markets technologies. He became the Blockchain SME and Board Member for the Florida Alternative Investment Association after successfully planning and organizing the industry-leading FLAIA Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Forum in April of 2018. He is recognized as a high profile connector within the Blockchain community, and collaborates and contributes to many industry partnerships between established and emerging participants. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events.

Head of East Coast Operations
TokenSoft

Sean is a serial entrepreneur and was one of the early pioneers in the equity crowdfunding space and founded the first mission-driven equity crowdfunding platform. After selling GenYrator, he helped Startengine launch the first Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding platform. He then moved to New York to build Newark's first social impact incubator, Fownders, and helped Electric.ai scale operations and raise their Series A. He now leads operations and business development on the East Coast for the leading token-sale platform, TokenSoft, whose clients include: Hedra Hashgraph, Tezos Foundation, Andra Capital, and iCash.

Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Officer, BitGo, Inc

Shahla brings more than 10 years of experience in senior legal and compliance roles with top hedge funds, Carlson Capital, L.P. and Millennium Management LLC.While at Carlson Capital, Shahla managed a global legal and compliance team charged with implementing global compliance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US and international regulatory, SRO and exchange rules and regulations. Shahla also served as global AML Officer/MLRO responsible for firm-wide global AML compliance with USA Patriot Act, OFAC, FATF, and other domestic and international KYC/AML/CIP requirements. At Millennium Management, Shahla led efforts to enforce compliance policies and procedures and worked directly with regulators including SEC, CFTC, FINRA, NFA, FSA, MAS, and Japan FSA and the US Attorney’s Office. In addition to Shahla’s career in the private sector, Shahla served as Assistant Attorney General under Attorneys General Eliot Spitzer and Andrew M. Cuomo in the Office of the New York State Attorney General (NYAG).  During her time at the NYAG Shahla served as chief litigator on various enforcement actions involving financial, insurance and alternative asset management companies (including the hedge fund market timing cases, AIG, Marsh McLennan and the NYSE).

Former Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Chief Investment Officer
Passport Digital Holdings