Greg Jensen

Co-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates

Greg Jensen is Co-Chief Investment Officer at Bridgewater Associates and is a Director on Bridgewater’s Operating Board of Directors.

He joined Bridgewater in 1996 after graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics. As Co-CIO, Greg oversees Bridgewater’s investment strategies and research efforts with Co-CIOs Bob Prince and Ray Dalio. Greg is integrally involved in overseeing Bridgewater’s investment engine and investment talent. In 2010, 2011, and 2012, Greg was named one of business’s rising stars in Fortune Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40.”

As Co-CIO, Greg oversees the systemization of Bridgewater’s research into trading strategies, manages the development of proprietary investment management models, directs the design and implementation of client investment strategies, and publishes timely market understanding to clients and global policy makers via Bridgewater’s Daily Observations. Greg has been a key author of the Daily Observations since joining the Firm in 1996.

Greg is dedicated to building a community of market thinkers and investment managers who can develop, systemize, and compound market understanding better than anyone else in the world. Over the past fifteen years, he has designed training, developed new research methods and invested in cutting edge technology to make this vision a reality. Greg is involved in charitable missions around effective altruism and the safe development and use of AI.

Robyn Grew

President, Man Group

Robyn Grew is President of the LSE-listed global active investment management firm Man Group, which includes responsibility for ESG (comprising both Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Investing); Man Solutions and Man FRM; Central Trading, Funds Treasury and Bank relationships; Operations; Financial Crime; Corporate Real Estate; and Communications. Based in New York, Robyn is also a member of Man Group’s Senior Executive Governance Committee.

She has held a number of senior roles during her time with Man Group, including Group COO, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Legal and Compliance. Before joining the firm in 2010 as Chief Compliance Officer for Man GLG, Robyn held senior positions at Barclays Capital and prior to that at Lehman Brothers and LIFFE. Robyn is a qualified barrister and has worked in the investment industry since 1994.

Vanessa Grellet

Managing Partner, Aglaé Ventures

Vanessa Grellet is a Managing Partner at Aglaé Ventures. Vanessa is a Global Executive with over 20 years of expertise in the Financial Services and Tech industry. At Aglae Ventures she manages the Web 3 focused fund and investments. Prior to joining Aglae she has Head of Portfolio growth at CoinFund and Executive director at ConsenSys where she focused on driving adoption for Ethereumbased products,  Strategic initiatives, Alliances and Channels.  She was involved in setting up the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the Accounting Blockchain Coalition (ABC) and the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC). Prior to ConsenSys she was a Strategy Executive at NYSE and a key member of PwC’s global wealth management team. Vanessa is a Founding Board member of AABC focused on Blockchain and Art, a member of the Advisory Council of ConsenSys, a Milken Institute Associate, a contributor to the  World Economic Forum Digital Future Council and part of Cointelegraph’s list of 100 most influential people for 2022. Mrs. Grellet graduated Cum Laude from Law School (Paris II Assas) and Business School (HEC).

Bruce Flatt

Chief Executive Officer, Brookfield Asset Management

Bruce Flatt is Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $725 billion in assets under management.

Mr. Flatt joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. Under his leadership, Brookfield has developed a global operating presence in more than 30 countries.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Flatt ran Brookfield’s real estate and investment operations and has served on numerous public company boards over the past two decades.

Scott Ferguson

Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager, Sachem Head Capital Management

Scott is the managing partner and portfolio manager of Sachem Head Capital Management, a value-oriented investment management firm based in New York. Prior to starting Sachem Head in 2012, he spent nine years at Pershing Square Capital Management, which he joined at its inception in 2003. Prior to Pershing Square, Scott earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2003 and was a vice president at American Industrial Partners, private equity firm, from 1999 to 2001. Scott was also a business analyst at McKinsey & Company from 1996 to 1999. Scott graduated from Stanford University with an A.B. in Public Policy in 1996. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Henry Street Settlement and is also a member of the Robin Hood Leadership Council. He is a current director of the US Foods Holdings, Elanco Animal Health and the Olin Corporation, and was formerly on the board of Autodesk. He lives in New York with his wife and three children.

Carleton English

Reporter, Barron’s

Carleton English is a reporter at Barron's covering financial markets and asset managers. In addition to her work for Barron's Magazine, Carleton is also a panelist on Barron's weekly show "Barron's Roundtable" on Fox Business. Before joining Barron's, Carleton was the hedge fund reporter at the New York Post and she covered energy and banks for TheStreet. Prior to moving to journalism, Carleton worked in wealth management. She is a graduate of George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. 

Jackson Cummings

Head, Wellington Access Ventures, Wellington Management

Jackson manages the firm’s private company investment activity in diverse early-stage companies and venture capital funds, working closely with portfolio managers, global industry analysts, and other global research resources within the firm to identify and pursue investments.

Prior to joining Wellington Management, Jackson was an investor at Salesforce Ventures where he worked on or led over 30 investments and led various equality initiatives, including deploying capital into black and underrepresented founders.

Jackson previously worked as a senior analyst at Top Tier Capital Partners. He also co-led the creation of the Black Venture Institute, a curriculum-based program dedicated to teaching black operators the foundational elements to become angel and venture investors.

Jackson holds a bachelor of science, technology, and society from Stanford University. He also serves on the board of non-profit, BLCK VC.

Zoe Cruz

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Menai Financial Group

Zoe Cruz is the Founder and CEO of Menai Financial Group, and a highly accomplished executive who spent decades at the forefront of the financial services industry, working in trading and capital markets. Zoe had a 25-year tenure at Morgan Stanley, where she was Co-President from 2005 to 2007; in this role, she ran major revenue-generating businesses, including the company’s securities, risk management and information technology organizations. Prior to that, Zoe was the Global Head of Fixed Income, Commodities and Foreign Exchange from 2001 until 2005. She joined Morgan Stanley in 1982 and was the third founding member of the company’s foreign exchange trading group. Zoe is also a former Senior Advisor at Promontory Financial Group, LLC, and the founder of an investment management firm, Voras Capital Management. In addition to her leadership position at Menai, Zoe serves as Founder and CEO of EOZ Global, a single-family office. She also sits on the boards of the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Business and Government Advisory Council. Zoe previously sat on the boards of Ripple, Old Mutual PLC, Morgan Stanley, Harvard Dean’s Council, MAN Group and Bowdoin College Investment Committee.

Michael Carmen

Co-Head, Private Investments, Wellington Management

As co-head of Private Investments, Michael manages our diversified late-stage growth equity business that invests across technology, consumer, health care, and financial services sectors. In addition, he leads the firm’s effort to deepen and broaden private investment capabilities to support growth and ensure strong overall investment results.

Previously, Michael managed institutional portfolios in the Multi-Cap Growth styles, drawing on research provided by Wellington’s regional and global industry analysts and other global research resources within the firm. He has spent a large part of his career investing in diversified portfolios in the small- and mid-cap equity markets, and he authors papers on topics concerning investment trends in late-stage growth and small-cap equity portfolios. He is a member of the firm’s Incentive Compensation Committee and previously served as the first male Advisory Board member of the Wellington Women’s Network.

He received his MBA from New York University and his BS in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Todd Boehly

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Eldridge Industries

Todd L. Boehly is Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Eldridge.

Mr. Boehly is Chairman of Chelsea Football Club and an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks, Cloud9, and DraftKings.

He is Chairman of Security Benefit, and MRC, which owns dick clark productions, and has investments in A24, Fulwell 73, and Penske Media, which owns Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge has made investments in over 70 operating businesses. 

Mr. Boehly is also on the boards of the Los Angeles Lakers, Flexjet, PayActiv, CAIS, Cain International, Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW), Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT), and Horizon Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: HZON). Mr. Boehly was formerly on the board of Truebill.

Prior to founding Eldridge, Mr. Boehly was President of Guggenheim Partners and founded the credit business at Guggenheim.  

He received his B.B.A. from The College of William & Mary, where he later founded The Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance, and studied at the London School of Economics. Mr. Boehly supports epilepsy research, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Brunswick School, and The College of William & Mary.

David Blumberg

Founder & Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital

David is the founder and managing partner of Blumberg Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with visionary entrepreneurs from Seed stage through their growth journey. The firm was among the first investors in industry leaders including Addepar, Braze, Credorax, DoubleVerify, Fundbox, HootSuite, Katapult, Nutanix, Trulioo and Yotpo. David is based in Miami with team members across San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Miami and New York.

Prior to founding Blumberg Capital in 1991, David managed international investments with the Bronfman Family Office, Adler & Co, APAX Partners and at T. Rowe Price. He also launched business development for Check Point Software Technologies.

David earned an A.B. in Government, cum laude, from Harvard College and a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and INSEAD. He speaks French and is proficient in Hebrew and Spanish.

David serves as a member or observer on the boards of EarnUp, EasyKnock, Finaro, Jassby, Lendio, Mytaverse, Shyft, Slync.io, SupplyPike, Trulioo and Wunder.

Ron Biscardi

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, iConnections

Ron Biscardi is the CEO and Co-Founder of iConnections. Ron has over 25 years of experience in the alternative investment industry, and has closed over 20 seed deals and deployed over $600 million in capital. His achievements include building the world’s largest capital introduction conference which takes place annually in Miami Beach. In April 2020, he founded iConnections, a software-powered community connecting the investment management industry. iConnections' platform and app allows managers to securely share company information with allocators, who can seamlessly evaluate and engage with relevant managers. The scalable technology powering iConnections can be used for all types of bespoke investor events and is already the technology of choice of the largest industry events including SALT, AIMA and 100 Women in Finances’ FundWomen Week. iConnections’ annual philanthropic events, which started with Funds4Food, and followed by Funds4Minds and Funds4Ukraine have raised over $2.5million for charities.

Bill Barhydt

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Abra

Bill Barhydt is the founder and CEO of Abra, a leading digital asset wealth management platform. Bill gave the first ever TED talk on Bitcoin in 2012 when Bitcoin was trading at $5. In 2015, he created the world's first synthetic dollar stablecoin based on Bitcoin. Bill is a keynote speaker and has presented at over 100 conferences, including The World Economic Forum, The Milken Institute, The Mobile World Congress, TED, Consensus, Bitcoin Conference, Token 2049, and The North American Bitcoin Conference. He has also been quoted and appeared numerous times in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune, Forbes, and Yahoo Finance among many other media outlets.Prior to Abra, Bill was CEO of Boom Financial and WebSentric. He was also VP at Goldman Sachs and served as a research engineer at NASA and the CIA. As one of the early team members of Netscape, Bill was involved in building some of the core infrastructure that helped grow the consumer Internet we all use today. Bill is globally recognized as a technology pioneer and as an avid investor in companies across Web 3 and the broader technology ecosystem.

Jeff Schumacher

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, New Asset Exchange (NAX)

Jeff Schumacher is the founder and CEO of NAX (the New Asset Exchange). Positioned at the intersection of Web3 and ESG, NAX creates the financial constructs to make ESG profitable and viable. By transforming data into products that pioneer new assets and markets, Jeff and his team are paving the way to a more fair and sustainable future.

As an innovation leader with over 25 years of experience building new businesses and transforming large corporations, Jeff has actively contributed to the startup network as an operator, investor and entrepreneur, helping to found over 100 early-growth companies.

He co-founded BCG Digital Ventures, which quickly became one of the fastest-growing
venture investment and incubation firms worldwide. Jeff spent nearly half a decade developing the groundbreaking business model for BCG Digital Ventures, which he subsequently scaled into a global platform with innovation centers across four continents creating transformative digital businesses for large multinational corporations. Prior to founding BCG Digital Ventures Jeff was a Partner for McKinsey & Company, and was the founder of their Global Solution Center, which was a machine learning business supporting clients in healthcare, consumer and industrial goods. He also held roles as the Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Sports Authority. He frequently contributes to media conversations speaking on the topic of digital disruption throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri

Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri was appointed Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the new government structure approved in July 2020.

He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE International Investors Council, and CSR UAE Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Prior to his appointment, H.E. Al Marri held important positions in the government as a senior, top-ranking official. He was the Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet since 2017, during which he was instrumental in strengthening the interdependence between the federal and local governments. In this role, he also spearheaded many initiatives to get the pulse of the people and know their sentiments, as well as build the UAE’s long-lasting relations with international organizations such as the World Economic Forum.

H.E. Bin Touq formerly served as the head of Securities and Commodities Authority, and was also the former Director General of the Executive Office of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He was part of the high-profile team that was behind the launch of ‘Area 2071,’ the nucleus of the future envisioned in the UAE Centennial Plan 2071. Furthermore, the UAE Minister of Economy, in his previous post, took part in the unveiling of the Hatta Economic Zone development project and the relaunching of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development.

In addition, he was the CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, enabling him to play a vital role in the successful launch of Dubai 10X and other initiatives of national importance. The Dubai 10X initiative, in particular, aims to strengthen the emirate’s bid to become the city of the future.

H.E. Al Marri is a member of the Boards of Directors of different federal entities. His memberships allow him to actively support the development of priority sectors in the country such as the Golden Visa initiative, which seeks to attract talented individuals from across the world.

The UAE Minister of Economy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Sheffield in the UK. Also, he is a graduate of the UAE Government Leaders Program and Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development.

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ﺗﻢ ﺗﻌﻴﻴﻦ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻋﺒﺪا ul.J ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق وزﻳﺮ[ ﻟﻼﻗﺘﺼﺎد ﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة ﺿﻤﻦ اﻟﺘﺸﻜﻴﻞ اﻟﻮزاري ﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻮ 2020، ﺑﻌﺪ أن ﺷﺎرك ﺧﻼل ﻣﺴﻴﺮﺗﻪ اﻟﻤﻬﻨﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ إدارة اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻔﺎت اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﻬﻤﺔ. 

ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ اﻟﻬﻴﺌﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻴﺮان اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻲ، وﻣﺠﻠﺲ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﺨﺎرج، وﻣﺠﻠﺲ أﻣﻨﺎء اﻟﺼﻨﺪوق اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺆوﻟﻴﺔ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻛﺎت. 

ﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ا1Jﻣﻴﻦ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮزراء ﻣﻨﺬ اﻟﻌﺎم 2017 ﺣﻴﺚ ﺳﺎﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ آﻟﻴﺎت ﻣﺒﺘﻜﺮة ﻟﺘﻌﺰﻳﺰ اﻟﺘﺮاﺑﻂ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻻﺗﺤﺎدﻳﺔ واﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ، وإﻃﻼق اﻟﻤﻨﺼﺎت اﻟﻤﺒﺘﻜﺮة ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺮف ﺑﻌﻤﻖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻮﺟﻬﺎت اﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮر واﻟﺮأي اﻟﻌﺎم ﻓﻲ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ إﻣﺎرات اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ، ﻓﻀﻼ ﻋﻦ إﻗﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎت اﻟﻤﺜﻤﺮة ﻣﻊ اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت اﻟﺪوﻟﻴﺔ ﻋﺒﺮ ﻗﻴﺎدة اﻟﺸﺮاﻛﺔ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺪى اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ودوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات. 

ﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻣﻨﺼﺐ رﺋﻴﺲ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ ا1Jوراق اﻟﻤﺎﻟﻴﺔ واﻟﺴﻠﻊ ﺳﺎﺑﻘ[، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻴﻪ ﺳﺎﺑﻘ[ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ ﻣﺪﻳﺮ ﻋﺎم اﻟﻤﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬي ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﺴﻤﻮ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ آل ﻣﻜﺘﻮم، ﺣﻴﺚ ﺷﺎرك ﻓﻲ إﻃﻼق)ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ (2071، اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺸﻜﻞ ﻧﻮاة ﻟﻨﻤﻮذج ا.,\ﻣﺎرات 2071 ﻓﻲ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، وﻣﺸﺮوع ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺘﺎ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي، وﻟﻌﺐ دور[ ﻣﻬﻤ[ ﻓﻲ إﻋﺎدة إﻃﻼق ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ .,\ﻋﺪاد اﻟﻘﺎدة. 

وﺷﻐﻞ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق أﻳﻀﺎ ﻣﻨﺼﺐ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬي ﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺔ دﺑﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، وﺗﻮﻟﻰ إﻃﻼق ﻣﺒﺎدرة دﺑﻲ 10X، اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﻬﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ رؤﻳﺔ دﺑﻲ ﻟﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ، ﺑﺎ.,\ﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ إﻃﻼق اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺒﺎدرات اﻟﻨﻮﻋﻴﺔ واﻟﻤﺒﺘﻜﺮة. 

ﻳﺸﺎرك ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﻓﻲ ﻋﻀﻮﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲ ا.,\دارات ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﻬﺎت اﻻﺗﺤﺎدﻳﺔ، وﻳﺴﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ ﺑﻔﺎﻋﻠﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ إﻃﻼق وﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﺒﺎدرات ﺗﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺒﺎدرة اﻟﺘﺄﺷﻴﺮة اﻟﺬﻫﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﺠﺬب اﻟﻜﻔﺎءات واﻟﻤﻮاﻫﺐ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ أرﺟﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ إﻟﻰ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات. 

ﻳﺤﻤﻞ ﻣﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﺑﻦ ﻃﻮق ﺷﻬﺎدة اﻟﺒﻜﺎﻟﻮرﻳﻮس ﻓﻲ اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺪﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺷﻔﻴﻠﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ، وﻫﻮ ﺧﺮﻳﺞ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻗﻴﺎدات ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ دوﻟﺔ ا.,\ﻣﺎرات وﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ راﺷﺪ .,\ﻋﺪاد اﻟﻘﺎدة.

Christian Angermayer

Founder, Apeiron Investment Group

Christian Angermayer is a serial entrepreneur and investor who builds and invests in companies that are shaping the Next Human Agenda: a future in which technology empowers people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Christian’s family office and private investment firm, Apeiron Investment Group, has more than USD 3 billion under management and 50 people across five international locations. Apeiron focuses on Life Sciences, FinTech & Crypto, Future Tech and Experiences, Hospitality & Happiness. Over the past 20 years, Christian has founded three unicorns himself and has been the lead investor in four unicorns and two decacorns.

His current areas of focus include:

1. Psychedelics: Christian is known for leading the psychedelics renaissance which will tackle the global mental health crisis. atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), founded by Christian, is investigating the potential of psychedelic compounds including psilocybin, ketamine, DMT and ibogaine, and their potential use as approved medical treatments.

2. Longevity: Christian has founded two biotech companies, Rejuveron Life Sciences and Cambrian Biopharma, that are developing medical drugs with the aim to significantly prolong the human life span – with health spans to match.
3. FinTech & Crypto: Through his Cryptology Asset Group, Christian has interests in Block.One (one of the largest owners of BTC globally), Bullish, and Northern Data (Europe’s largest crypto miner), among others.

4. Future Tech: Christian is the driving force behind numerous companies at the cutting edge of new technologies, including: brain-computer interfaces (Blackrock Neurotech), AI, fusion power (General Fusion), lithium development (Rock Tech Lithium), Food Tech (Formo, Perfect Day and Hoxton Farms) and Space Tech (including Mynaric and Isar Aerospace), to name just a few.

Christian is an active thought leader and is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a member of the Milken Institute Young Leaders’ Circle, a partner of the Munich Security Conference, an advisor to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, and a founding member of President Macron’s “Scale-Up Europe” initiative. His Angermayer Policy and Innovation Forum convenes international head of states, politicians, investors, and scientists coming together to discuss and address global priorities.

Christian is passionate about mental health and is a co-founder of the AURORA Institute, the first non-profit incubator of its kind, focused on funding the world’s leading individuals and NGOs dedicated to solving the global mental health crisis.

He is passionate about the arts and film and has been the (executive) producer of 26 feature films, including the critically acclaimed movies Filth (2013), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) and the Zack Snyder hit Army of Thieves (2021).

Brett Harrison

President, FTX US

Brett Harrison is the President of FTX US, a US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to joining FTX US, Brett was Head of Semi-Systematic Technology at Citadel Securities, where he managed technology for the firm’s Options, ETF, OTC, and ADR trading globally. He began and spent the majority of his career at Jane Street, where he led the firm’s algorithmic trading system development. He also previously worked at Headlands Technologies as a senior software developer. Brett received his M.S. and B.A. in Computer Science from Harvard.

Zoe Weinberg

Fellow, Schmidt Futures

Zoe Weinberg is a Fellow at Schmidt Futures where she leads ex/ante, a tech design lab incubating technology to advance free & open societies. She previously supported the Reimagine New York Commission, helping New York State to build back. better from COVID-19.

Prior to Schmidt Futures, Zoe worked on ethics and policy at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and at Google AI. Previously she focused on fragile and conflict-affected states, working on the emergency response in Mosul, Iraq during the counter-ISIL operation in 2017, and at the World Bank (IFC) in over a dozen countries, including Somalia, South Sudan, and Liberia. Prior to the World Bank, she worked in Goldman Sachs’s alternative investment group. Her research and writing on national security law & policy has been published in the New York Times and Foreign Affairs, among other publications. She is co-host of the podcast Next in Foreign Policy.

Zoe earned her B.A. from Harvard University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an M.B.A from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where she was a Knight Hennessy Scholar.

Dan Roberts

Editor-in-Chief, Decrypt

Dan is the Editor-in-Chief of Decrypt. He has covered cryptocurrency since 2011. He spent five years at Fortune and five years at Yahoo Finance, and has written for a wide range of other publications including Sports Illustrated, TIME, Vice, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Paris Review, and Deadspin. He is the co-author of the 2013 book "Zoom: How to Supercharge Your Career.

Tim Harrington

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BattleFin

Tim is a co-founder and CEO of BattleFin Group Inc. BattleFin is a venture capital backed technology company focused on bringing alternative data to the world through its’ Ensemble© platform. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to founding Battle, Tim was the President and a Partner at Lion’s Path Capital, a hedge fund incubator where he allocated capital to 30 fundamental and systematic portfolio managers since the launch in 2009. From January 2006 until 2009, Mr. Harrington was a Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Ventures where he managed a portfolio of Global Technology, Media & Telecom Investments. From February 2002 until January 2006 he was a Telecom & Media Portfolio Manager at Sigma Capital, a subsidiary of SAC Capital. Mr. Harrington graduated from Columbia College in 1998. He was a member of the Columbia University Judiciary Board as well as a member of the varsity crew team.