David is an accomplished entrepreneur who possesses extensive expertise in emerging technologies, driven by the power of artificial intelligence. He has successfully overseen the entire development process of an AI product tailored for industrial application within the healthcare sector. Additionally, David played a pivotal role in co-leading an award-winning Internet of Things (IoT) development project within the manufacturing industry.

Having previously founded two startups, David has a proven track record of entrepreneurial success. His proficiency spans over eight years in working with blockchain technology across diverse business verticals. Furthermore, he possesses a decade of immersive experience in community building, sales, and fundraising within the digital realm.

David looks back on 12+ years experience in project management, operations & digital transformation consulting. He helped enterprise clients in the TMT sector transform their product portfolio. He implemented processes & workflows for client services in a blockchain focused venture building company. 3 years experience working in the field of innovation and emerging technologies in the Middle East region. Based in the U.A.E. since 2020. David holds an MBA from Steinbeis University Berlin in partnership with SDA Bocconi Milano, where he analyzed the digital transformation of the Broadcasting industry in his final thesis project.

As a Research Scientist at Facebook, Feynman published at top AI conferences and developed the beanmachine programming language for generative modeling. As Director of Engineering at Gigster, he worked with SMBs and enterprise on cloud native architecture and digital transformation. He earned his PhD in statistics from UC Berkeley, MPhil from Cambridge (where he developed the BachBot musical generative AI), BEng from Dartmouth, and BA from Amherst.

Nico has a background in finance, blockchain security, and statistics. Since 2018, Nico has been actively involved in the world of blockchain security, staying at the forefront of industry advancements. His work at PwC and multiple advisory roles for startups and established companies further enrich his understanding of diverse business landscapes. With a Diplomkaufmann degree from the University of Augsburg and ongoing PhD studies in computational finance at the University of Bremen, Nico brings theoretical expertise and practical knowledge to the table. Beyond, he is also a co-founder of Chainsecurity one of the pioneers and leading companies worldwide in blockchain software security.

Bastian Best is a computer scientist turned European and German Patent Attorney with a deep specialization in patents for the digital future, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, blockchain, web3 and the Internet of Things. He has been building and enforcing patent portfolios in these fields for 15 years.

Being a globally recognized authority on digital patents, Bastian is a regular speaker at world-leading patent conferences organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO). He was selected as one of "50 Leading Tech Voices" by the EPO as part of the 50th anniversary of the European patent system in 2023. Bastian teaches digital patenting for tech entrepreneurs at ETH Zurich.

After having worked for 13 years up to partner level with one of the most successful European law firms, Bastian founded his own patent law firm BESTPATENT, which operates fully digitally and has an exclusive focus on patents for digital innovations. Since its founding in 2021, BESTPATENT has been recognized as one of Europe's leading patent law firms by the Financial Times in 2022 and 2023.

Cyber Security expert with more than 25 years experience, hacker, trainer and international keynote speaker.

Holds a management position for security at Oracle, was an ex partner at Deloitte and KPMG where he build up and lead the practice, invented a worldwide security patent and published recently a bestseller book with the title „The art of cyberwar“.

Working international cross industries Peter is a trusted advisor for small companies, DAX30 as well as governments and military.