Leading Minds
Our Leading Minds are appointed to help grow the industry by creating connections, knowledge, education and networking. The Nexttrain Leading Minds are carefully selected as advocates of cooperation, collaboration and partnerships.
Vesa Kivinen
Dubai
VESA has been a digital art pioneer for 14 years, after he innovated his own process. He has been full-time in the crypto art and NFT space…
NFT
Alessandro Vené
Sliema
Passionate KPI-OKR driven C-level executive with over 20+ years of experience across IT and digital industries, within government, public and private companies, including a…
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies, Marketing,Metaverse,NFT,Web3
Rod Alexander
London
I have worked in blockchain since February 2013, when this nascent industry sector was one of my responsibilities at the UK…
Blockchain,Courses,Cryptocurrencies,DeFi, Development, Fintech, Marketing,Media,News,Play to Earn
Anthony Day
Lisbon
Anthony supports start-ups, enterprises and governments to achieve growth with Blockchain technology. He has led delivery and ecosystem teams at IBM, Deloitte…
Blockchain,Courses,DeFi,Development,
Ethereum,Fintech,Marketing,Metaverse,
NFT,Play to Earn
Ty Greenfield
Miramar Beach, Florida
NFT and Chill is one of the most popular and trusted podcasts in Web3. It was nominated “Best NFT Media” at the NFT NYC Awards earlier…
Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,DeFi,
Ethereum,Marketing,Media,NFT,Web3
Filippo Chisari
London
Filippo provides Web3 education for Enterprises. He is a strategic advisor to brands who wish to get into the Metaverse and NFT space. He
Blockchain,Courses,Cryptocurrencies,
Metaverse,NFT,Web3
Jorge Carrasco
Dubai
Jorge Carrasco is a Blockchain and Web3 enthusiast, with 15+ years of experience building and developing businesses around Emerging…
Blockchain,Courses,Marketing,Metaverse,
NFT,VC,Web3
Abioye Orimadegun
Lagos
Abioye is a blockchain copywriter. He helps founders, CEOs, investors, developers, CMOs, business development managers and
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Courses,
Cryptocurrencies,DeFi,Marketing,Web3
Anas Bhurtun
Dubai
Anas has dedicated his career to building expertise in cryptocurrency, Web3 and digital content. Before co-founding Arts DAO, Anas practiced
Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,DeFi,
Fintech,NFT
Danosch Zahedi
Dubai
Danosch is a serial entrepreneur having founded several companies both in the crypto space as well as outside. Danosch founded Arami Group in 2018, a chemicals and commodities trading business…
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,
DeFi,Fintech,News,NFT
Bruno Calabretta
Bali
Ciao, I’m Bruno I’m the founder of Aurora Coaching and I like to define myself as a Holistic Entrepreneur, meaning that there is no separation between my passions, my everyday…
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Courses,
Cryptocurrencies,DeFi,Ethereum,Fintech
,Metaverse,News,NFT
Elias Ahonen
Dubai
Elias Ahonen is a Finnish-Canadian blockchain lawyer, author, and researcher based in Dubai and described as “one of the first Bitcoin historians” for his 2016 book, Physical Bitcoins and Crypto-Currencies…
Bitcoin,Cryptocurrencies,Metaverse,NFT
Akanksha Saxena
New Delhi
Akanksha Saxena is a founder of BM (Belle marque). BM is a brand management and marketing agency that helps brands to boost exponentially in Web2 and Web3 space. We have…
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies
,DeFi,Ethereum,Fintech,Marketing
,Metaverse,NFT,Web3
Tom Palmer
New York
Tom has extensive experience launching new products and brands across the USA and The Middle East, starting in Gaming with the Insomnia Gaming Festivals in Dubai & KSA then progressing into the new world of Blockchain, crypto & NFT’s.
Magnus Söderberg
Sweden
Currently working in the blockchain gaming industry, building NFT platforms for game developers and their customers.
Blockchain,Play to Earn
Pekka Kelkka
Dubai
Pekka Kelkka is a seasoned blockchain and cryptos professional. He has been on the scene full-time for 6 years and had various roles in several blockchain and crypto projects.
Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,DeFi,
Metaverse,NFT,Play to Earn
Miikka Rose
Helsinki
Miikka’s premise has been to incorporate the latest technologies with high-quality graphics pushing the boundaries in the virtual realm. He is a true practitioner with a clear vision shifting the paradigm from the pixelated virtual worlds into a photorealistic reality
Metaverse,NFT
Johnny Coombs
Dubai
Johnny Coombs is a Web3 enthusiast and developer who has been investing, mining and managing a number of cryptocurrency portfolios for the last 5 years. He co-founded the AbuCrypto NFT…
Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,NFT,Web3
Giovanni Franzese
Stockholm
Giovanni enables large organisations to adopt Blockchain and DLT technologies, creating, deploying and managing end-to-end solutions across both Private and Public Clouds and containers.
Blockchain,Fintech
Anita Kalergis
Helsinki
Anita is a seasoned business development and market-making professional having nearly 20 years of experience from all over Europe and the Middle East.
Blockchain,Cryptocurrencies,
Development,Marketing
Khawla Hassan
Dubai
Khawla is involved in the Arabs in Blockchain and Google Developer Groups (GDG) communities and is an Alumna of the DLT Talents program offered by the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
Blockchain,Development,Ethereum
Lisa Chalaguine
Is an experienced educator and AI specialist with a PhD in computer science from University College London, where I focused on intelligence systems. My journey in academia included teaching and working as an associate lecturer at UCL, before transitioning to the corporate world as a data scientist in legal tech and automated procurement. Realizing my true passion for teaching, I became a full-time educator and content creator. I deliver online courses and also teach weekend sessions at the University of Oxford. I’m dedicated to making AI accessible, combining my expertise and enthusiasm to inspire and educate learners worldwide.