Ari is a professor of computer science in the Jacobs Institute at Cornell Tech and a Co-director of IC3 (Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts). He was previously the Chief Scientist of RSA.

Andrew is a well known leader in decentralized consensus research and secure blockchain infrastructure. He's an associate professor of computer science at the University of Illinois and an advisor to both Zcash and Tezos.

Evan is one of the creators of LLVM which generates the low level machine code running every Apple device, as well as much of Google, Nvidia, and Intel. He is currently Director of Engineering at Novi, a Facebook subsidiary building for the Libra payment system.

Jeff built LinkedIn into the world’s largest professional network, currently serving as its Executive Chairman. He specializes in growing technology companies and mentoring top technology leaders, serving on various advisory boards including Intuit and DonorsChoose.

Tom is the founder of DocuSign, the leading e-signature company that revolutionized digital contracts. He is a seasoned entrepreneur, executive, and board member who has created billions of dollars in enterprise value by enabling contracts to work over the Internet.

Balaji was previously the CTO of Coinbase and a General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz, where he helped the venture capital firm move into the blockchain industry. Balaji is also a co-founder and board member of Coin Center, the leading blockchain advocacy organization.

Lynda was the former CMO of Twilio and helped build it into the world’s leading cloud communications platform. Currently on the faculty of Stanford University, she led marketing initiatives at top technology firms including Nuance and Genpact.

Roberta is the VP of Design at HashiCorp, a leader in infrastructure automation software. She has extensive experience designing developer products in cloud-based software companies including Salesforce and Heroku.

Hudson is a well-known authority on smart contracts and is the former Ethereum community manager. He is a member of ECH, a decentralized group that supports Ethereum through project management and consensus gathering.