Alexa Lowe

Senior Business Development Executive, Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

Alexa Lowe, Senior Business Development Executive, spearheads the USA program for Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the world’s first global wildlife conservation organisation. Before taking up this post in 2019 Alexa was CEO of Windsor Farm, an elite equestrian enterprise on a 200+ acre facility, where she directed global sales, national and international partnerships and investment strategies for over 20 years.

Her love for wildlife inspired her to follow her heart into the non-profit sector where she was first Co-chair of the Development Committee at Wild Earth Allies before taking up the reins as FFI’s guiding light in the USA. Alongside securing major philanthropic support to protect the world’s most threatened species, land and seascapes, Alexa continues to find time to compete in show jumping. She counts numerous grand prix wins and placings on her resume, including at the Hampton Classic, Winter Equestrian Festival, Tryon, Traverse City, Vermont Summer Festival, and the Global Champions Tour, and has ridden and trained with top connections in Europe.

His Excellency Faisal Al Ibrahim

Minister of Economy and Planning, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

H.E. Faisal F. Al-Ibrahim is the General Supervisor of the Secretariat of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA), and the Minister of Economy and Planning. H.E. AlIbrahim is also the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National Development Fund and sits on a number of boards and committees.

Previously, H.E. Al-Ibrahim held several key roles at the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), including Vice President of Aramco Development Company, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at New Business Development, Commercial Director of the Ras AlKhair Maritime Yard Project, and Project Director of the Vela-Bahri Transaction, and more recently advised at the Ministry of Economy and Planning and the Finance Committee Secretariat at the Royal Court.

H.E. Al-Ibrahim earned his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, and holds a BS in Economics and a BS in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University.

Andrew Wang

Co-Founder, Devotion

Natalia Modenova

Founder & Chief Operating Officer, DRESSX

Natalia has more than 10 years of experience in the fashion industry, her main activities include founding a showroom More Dash in Paris and international conference Fashion Tech Summit alongside her business partner Daria Shapovalova.

Natalia was a curator of the Fashion Business course at Kiev Fashion Institute, an expert at Google Woman Digital Academy. After 4 seasons as press-attaché at Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days, Natalia became it’s COO. Later she co-founded More Dash showroom in Paris, initiating and curating showcases for promotion and sales of the designers' collections internationally. In 2019 More Dash expanded to the US with its Fashion Experience Pop-Up Stores in Los Angeles. In 2020 Natalia (along with her co-founder) launched their first tech company DressX.

Iñigo Garcia Gordobil

Head of Investor Relations, Base10

Iñigo is Head of Investor Relations at Base10.

Iñigo manages the firm’s relationships with its LPs, including actively working on the firm’s direct investment and co-investment efforts. He joined the firm in 2022 after a long-standing relationship with Base10 as one of the firm’s first investors in his role at Cambridge Associates.

Before joining Base10, Iñigo worked in QIC’s Global Private Capital team, where he focused on venture capital and growth technology investments. Prior to QIC, Iñigo spent almost a decade in Cambridge Associates’s London and San Francisco offices, with a short stint in Singapore. His responsibilities included co-leading the firm’s US Venture Capital and US Growth Equity Research team and heading the firm’s Private Investments research efforts in Latin America.

Iñigo graduated from Franklin University Switzerland with a degree in International Banking & Finance.

Sara Eisen

“Closing Bell” Anchor, CNBC

Sara Eisen is anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell” (M-F, 3PM-4PM ET). She is known for her deep expertise in financial markets and the global economy as well as regular news making interviews with some of the most prominent names in the financial world. Previously, Eisen was co-anchor of the 10AM ET hour on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” (M-F, 9AM-11AM ET), which broadcasts from Post 9 at the New York Stock Exchange. Before that, she was co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch” (M-F, 2PM-3PM ET) and co-anchor of CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” (M-F, 5AM-6AM ET), both of which broadcast from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She joined CNBC in December 2013 as a correspondent, focusing on the global consumer. Prior to CNBC, Eisen was co-anchor of “Bloomberg Surveillance” as well as a correspondent for Bloomberg Television, where she covered global macroeconomics, policy and business. Eisen also hosted the Bloomberg Radio program, “On the Economy.” She is the editor of “Currencies After the Crash: The Uncertain Future of the Global Paper-Based Currency System” published by McGraw-Hill in Jan. 2013.

George Calle

Research Director, The Block

Mark Phillips

Vice President of Business Development

Mark Phillips is the VP of Business Development at Helium, the largest decentralized wireless network now live in over 48,000 cities and 166 countries globally. Previously, Mark was the Director of Community and Developer Evangelism at Basho.

Ariel Seidman

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Hivemapper

Ariel Seidman is a two-time entrepreneur. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hivemapper

Prior to Hivemapper, Ariel has led teams of innovators as the the co-founder and CEO of Gigwalk a mobile mechanical turk serving all the leading mapping companies and a Fast Company Top 10 Mobile Innovation 2013.

Previous to that he was Director of Product Management at Yahoo Maps and Search where he fell in love with maps.

Will Wainewright

Editor, Alternative Fund Insight

Alternative Fund Insight explores the dynamic and complex world of hedge funds and private market investing through exclusive interviews with managers and other key industry players. Founder and editor Will Wainewright has reported on the sector for more than a decade in London and New York, working for the Bloomberg newswire and editing the trade magazine EuroHedge. He delivers AFI content via web articles, podcasts and other content.

Scott Sobel

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Valor Capital Group

Scott Sobel, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, was part of the founding team of the pioneer Internet Telephony company Net2Phone; Scott helped take the company from a piece of software that was first to bridge the PC and the Public Switch Telephony Network to acquiring millions of users, generating over $200M in revenue, an IPO (1999) and the strategic sale of the company to AT&T for $1.4 Billion (2000). Scott went on to hold executive positions in Symbol Technologies working with the Mobile Computing and Wireless Divisions and NCR Corporation based in Singapore responsible for Corporate Development and later the P&L for the Financial Line of Business in the Emerging Markets. Scott was fortunate to be in a position to bring his skill sets, passions, and experiences to support other entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Brazil reach their visions. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University.

Robert Silvers

Undersecretary for Policy, Department of Homeland Security

Robert Silvers was confirmed by the Senate as the Under Secretary for Policy on August 5, 2021. He is responsible for driving policy and implementation plans across all of DHS’s missions, including counterterrorism; cybersecurity, infrastructure security, and resilience; border security and immigration; international affairs; and trade and economic security.

Mr. Silvers previously served in the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama-Biden Administration as Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy. In that role he oversaw private sector engagement, federal government incident response, and diplomatic outreach pertaining to cybersecurity and emerging technology. Mr. Silvers also previously served as DHS’s Deputy Chief of Staff, managing execution of policy and operational priorities across the entire Department.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Silvers was a partner at the law firm Paul Hastings LLP, where his practice focused on cybersecurity and data privacy, government security review of foreign investments, and investigations and litigation at the intersection of law and national security. After graduating law school, he clerked for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Silvers holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught as an adjunct professor in the M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy Program co-offered by the NYU Law School and NYU Tandon School of Engineering. A New York City native, Mr. Silvers lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and their two children.

Gautam Sharma

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, BH Digital

Gautam Sharma is CEO & CIO of BH Digital, dedicated crypto division of Brevan Howard, a multi-manager, multi-strategy crypto hedge fund. Gautam previously led Principal Investments at Brevan, including overseeing Alan Howard’s Family Office strategic businesses in crypto & fintech. Prior to this, Gautam spent over 4 years at Steadview Capital, a tech-focused fund, and 5 years as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Co.

Paul Rosen

Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Investment Security, United States

Paul Rosen serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 2022, Mr. Rosen leads the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the interagency committee established by Congress to review certain foreign investment into U.S. businesses for national security risks. Mr. Rosen advises the President and the Secretary of the Treasury about such risks including whether transactions should be cleared, blocked or otherwise mitigated to protect national security. The duties involve reviewing hundreds of transaction filings each year often amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars in merger and acquisition activity.

Mr. Rosen has more than 15 years of experience in national and homeland security, investigations and law enforcement matters. Prior to joining Treasury, Mr. Rosen served as a partner at an international law firm where he led the national security practice and worked on cybersecurity, privacy, and government investigation matters. Before private practice, Mr. Rosen served for over a decade in senior government roles, including as Chief of Staff of the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama‐Biden Administration, and in various roles at the Department of Justice including as a federal prosecutor in the Criminal Fraud Section of DOJ where he investigated and prosecuted financial crimes. For this work, Mr. Rosen was recognized by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) with the Investigative Award of Excellence.

Mr. Rosen started his legal career as Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee after clerking for United States District Judge Gary Allen Feess (Ret.) in the Central District of California. Rosen received his J.D. from the University of Southern California where he graduated Order of the Coif, and his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Colorado.

Marc Raimondi

Chief of Staff to the Executive Director, Silverado Policy Accelerator

Marc Raimondi serves as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, a bipartisan Washington, DC based think-tank focused on cybersecurity, energy and environmental security and effective international trade policy that supports American competitiveness in the global marketplace.  Marc is also the founder of the strategic consulting firm LexStrat, LLC, supporting clients in the national security, public safety, cyber and technology markets.  From March 2014 through September 2021, Marc led the national security related communications and corporate outreach efforts for the U.S. Department of Justice, including serving stints as the Director and Deputy Director of Public Affairs.  At the Justice Department, Marc was the lead communications official for national security related matters including foreign and domestic terrorist incidents, mass shootings, cyber attacks, espionage and other critical issues.  Marc was detailed from the Justice Department as a career national security professional to the White House’s National Security Council (NSC) from late 2016 until mid 2018, where he served as Director of Strategic Communications and was the lead communications advisor to the Assistants to the President for Homeland Security, Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity during both the Obama and Trump Administrations.  While at the White House, Marc supported the counterterrorism, intelligence, cybersecurity and aviation security teams and directorates. Prior to joining the Justice Department, Marc served for several years in private industry as Director of Global Government Relations and Communications at L3Harris Corporation’s (LHX) Washington Operations.  Before moving to the private sector in 2007, Marc held senior communications positions at the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense and started his career as an infantryman in the U.S. Army.

Robert Nelsen

Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners

Robert Nelsen is a co-founder and a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners. He joined ARCH at its founding and played a significant role in the creation, early sourcing, financing and development of more than 150 companies, including 39 which have reached valuations exceeding $1 billion.

Some of his notable early-stage investments include Illumina (ILMN), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY), Juno Therapeutics (JUNO – acquired by Celgene), Beam Therapeutics (BEAM), Karuna Therapeutics (KRTX), Altos Labs, EQRx, National Resilience, Prime Medicine, Lyell Immunopharma (LYEL), Array BioPharma (acquired by Pfizer), Hua Medicine (2552:HK), Vir Biotechnology (VIR), Insitro, Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Sage Therapeutics (SAGE), GRAIL (acquired by Illumina), Gossamer Bio (GOSS), Ikaria (acquired by Mallinckrodt), Kythera Biopharmaceuticals (KYTH – acquired by Allergan), Receptos (RCPT – acquired by Celgene), Aviron (AVIR – acquired by MedImmune), Denali Therapeutics (DNLI), Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS), Sana Biotechnology (SANA), Verve Therapeutics (VERV), Brii Biosciences (2137:HK), Bluebird Bio (BLUE), R2 Technology (acquired by Hologic), Caliper Life Sciences (CALP – acquired by PerkinElmer), Trubion, Adolor (ADLR), deCODE Genetics (DCGN – acquired by Amgen), Editas (EDIT), 10x Genomics, Semma Therapeutics (acquired by Vertex), Element, and IDUN Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Pfizer).

Mr. Nelsen is a director of VIR, SANA, LYEL, National Resilience, Insitro, Prime Medicine, Nutcracker Therapeutics, Neumora Therapeutics, Brii Biosciences, and serves as Chairman of Hua Medicine, among others. He previously served as a Trustee of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, the Institute of Systems Biology, and was a director of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Nelsen holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. from the University of Puget Sound with majors in Economics and Biology.

Leon Marshall

Head of Institutional Sales, Genesis Trading

Leon Marshall is Head of Institutional Sales at Genesis. Marshall leads the global institutional sales team and is responsible for accelerating Genesis’ client acquisition and revenue expansion strategy.

Marshall began his career on the sell-side at UBS as a commodity options trader. He subsequently held senior portfolio management roles at Swiss commodities firm Trafigura and US private equity firm Apollo Management. Prior to Genesis Marshall served as an advisor on strategy and business development and co-authored blockchain research papers for crypto firms in London and Berlin.

Marshall holds an MBA and is a recipient of the Sari Scholarship from London Business School. He also holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from the University of Oxford.

Nazar Khan

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer, TeraWulf

Nazar Khan is the Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Board Member of TeraWulf Inc. Mr. Khan brings tremendous experience in energy infrastructure and cryptocurrency mining and has led TeraWulf’s business strategy since day one. As COO and CTO, Mr. Khan oversees the development and implementation of TeraWulf’s day-to-day operations, including hardware procurement, site evaluation, infrastructure buildout and identification of future growth opportunities. Mr. Khan previously served as Executive Vice President of Beowulf Energy LLC for nearly 20 years, where he led the firm’s acquisition and development efforts. Prior to Beowulf, Mr. Khan worked at Evercore Partners Inc. in both investment banking and private equity. Mr. Khan received a B.S. and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

R.J. Hottovy

Head of Analytical Research, Placer.ai

R.J. Hottovy, CFA is Head of Analytical Research for Placer.ai. He has covered the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce sectors for nearly 20 years, most recently serving as a Fund Manager for Aaron Allen Capital Partners. He has held several analyst positions in the past, including Global Consumer Equity Strategist at Morningstar and equity analyst roles at William Blair & Co. and Deutsche Bank. Hottovy also brings a wealth of experience with early-stage investments as an investor and member of the investment committee for the Irish Angels/Vitalize venture capital group. Over the past three years, he has worked with more than 50 consumer and technology companies, advising on more than $200 million in early-stage capital raises and other buy- and sell-side M&A transactions. Hottovy is also a member of the Chicago Seed Co. network, a group of Chicago-area investors focused on early-stage food & beverage companies.

Hottovy's efforts have been recognized by several financial and trade publications, including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron's, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and The Economist. He is an active member of the CFA Society of Chicago and maintains a regular teaching schedule through the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business and the Girls Who Invest program. He was also a finalist for Crain's Chicago "40 Under 40" award in 2011. Hottovy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Finance and a second degree in Computer Applications.

Seth Ginns

Managing Partner & Head of Liquid Investments, CoinFund

Seth is Head of Liquid Investments, Managing Partner, and a key member of the Venture Investment Committee. He has twenty years of Wall Street experience, and has been deeply involved in the crypto community since his angel investment in Coinbase in 2012. He is also an angel in Chainalysis, participated in the Ethereum ICO in 2014, and loves traveling globally to developer events as a way to keep a finger on the pulse of the market. His angel portfolio also includes Instacart and DoorDash, and many earlier stage, high growth startups.

Prior to CoinFund, Seth invested in public growth equities over 18 years at Jennison Associates. He holds a BA in Mathematics and South Asia Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, where he is an Overseer at the School of Nursing and Co-Chair of the Innovation Committee, and serves on the International Advisory Board of the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the School of Arts and Sciences.