Category: Future of Governance

Nam Sardar is the founder and CEO of Neel Capital. She became interested in cryptocurrency and DeFi in early 2020, and has since made it her mission to help others understand blockchain technology and its potential, hedge against inflation in a sustainable and emerging asset class, and generate & securely store wealth.

Rik Ferguson is vice president of security research at Trend Micro and is actively engaged in studying online threats and the underground economy. He also researches the wider implications of new developments in the Information Technology arena and their impact on security.

Eric Yakes spent years in private equity and corporate finance, all the while intently following Bitcoin. Its development eventually led him to author the book "The 7th Property: Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution".

Nathan Young is a corporate strategist and marketing expert who has been exceptionally active in the Effective Altruism movement, the prediction markets community, and in discussions around designing good policy.

Velina Tchakarova is the Director at the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in Vienna, Austria. Her work includes research, consulting, and lectures on Global System Transformation and the geostrategy of global actors.

Samo Burja is a sociologist and the founder of Bismarck analysis, a firm that analyzes institutions from governments to companies. His research work focuses on the causes of societal decay and flourishing, and he writes on history, epistemology and strategy.

Lyn Alden began her career as an electrical engineer in the aviation industry before pivoting full-item into investment. Featured across major media and popular podcasts, Lyn focuses on macroeconomic research for retail and institutional clients, and in recent years has taken a progressively deeper look at digital assets such as bitcoin.

Ben Landau-Taylor is a senior researcher at Bismarck Analysis, where he focuses on power, industry, economics, and social dynamics.

Danica Remy is the President of B612 Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. She previously led operations for several business and philanthropic organizations, providing expertise and extensive experience in information technology, facilities, human resources, finance, and government relations.