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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.
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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 since 2017. He […]
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 Fortune 500 and several startups. As […]
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 government's £1.25bn innovation agency. Since then, I have served […]
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 and Parity Technologies. He also founded the Blockchain […]
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 this year and Ty […]
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 teaches Crypto Marketing and Business Models […]
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 Technologies. He participates from multiple organizations and endeavors in the Blockchain and […]
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 blockchain enthusiasts elevate their products for better positioning for the everyday people who are […]
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 as a corporate / M&A lawyer with Magic Circle law […]
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