Blockchain Australia Presents
SPEAKERS
Our 120+ Speakers
Blockchain Week features a dynamic mix of pioneering technology, academics, executives & government leaders who are shaping the blockchain and digital assets landscape in Australia.
Hon Sen Andrew Bragg
Senator for
New South Wales
Hannah Glass
Senior Associate – King & Wood Mallesons
Laszlo Peter
Head of Blockchain Services APAC – KPMG
Chloe White
National Blockchain Roadmap Lead – Dept of Industry
Natasha Blycha
Global Head Digital Law – Herbert Smith Freehills
Adrian Przelozny
Chief Executive Officer – Independent Reserve
Scott Waller
Associate Partner –
Ernst & Young
Katrina Donaghy
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder – Civic Ledger
Michael Bacina
Partner –
Piper Alderman
Joni Pirovich
Special Counsel –
Mills Oakley
Louise Mercer
Chief Experience Officer –
Everledger
Ronald M. Tucker
Founder & Chairman Emeritus – ADCA
Steve Vallas
Chief Executive Officer – Blockchain Australia
Tim Bass
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer -Block8
Ryan Kris
Associate Director –
BDO Australia
Karen Cohen
Deputy Chair –
Blockchain Australia
Jonathon Miller
Managing Director –
Kraken Australia
Adriana Belotti
Marketing & Community Development – Prismatik
John Ryan
Director General – Emerging Payments Association Asia
Paul Derham
Partner –
Holley Nethercote
Stephan Livera
Stephan Livera
Podcast
Paul Stonham
General Manager, DLT
Solutions – ASX
Caroline Bowler
Chief Executive Officer –
BTC Markets
Susan Brown
Partner –
Deloitte Consulting
Claudio Lisco
Innovation Strategist & Venture Architect – Consensys
Katrina Stuart
Head of Engagement – New Payments Platform Australia
John Bassilios
Partner –
Hall & Wilcox
Bridie Ohlsson
Chief Executive Officer –
Geora
David Elliot
Digital Strategist –
Agile Digital
Gaurav Johri
Senior Advisor –
AUSTRADE
Jack Deeb
Head of Corporate –
Mycelium
Jason Lee
Chief Operations Officer – Algorand
Nick Byrne
Director –
TypeHuman
Lucas Cullen
Blockchain
Developer
Kaia Myers-Stewart
Co-Founder & CPO –
5th Dimension Security
David Inderias
Chief Executive Officer –
Fresh Supply Co.
Dimitrios Salampasis
Director, Master of Financial Tech. – Swinburne University
Todd Lenfield
Country Manager – Chainanalysis
Ellie Rennie
Future Fellow –
RMIT
Steve Sammartino
Futurist &
Keynote Speaker
Byron Goldberg
Australia Head –
Luno
Caroline Malcolm
Head Global Blockchain Policy Center – OECD OCDE
Mark Pesce
Futurist, Speaker, Inventor, Author & Podcaster
Jake Denny
Head of Communications – Mycelium
Bokky PooBah
The Officious BokkyPooBahs, Heads-ERC20s & NFTs
Dr Jane Thomason
Founder –
Supernova
Jonathon Hatch
Senior Advisor Innovation Hub
ASIC
John Phillips
Partner, Emerging Technologies – 460degrees
Kelsie Nabben
Social Scientist Researcher –
RMIT
Anthony Sassano
Founder –
The Daily Gwei
Ross Buckley
KPMG Law
King & Wood Mallesons
Aub Chapman
Director – Aub Chapman Consulting Services
Rupert Colchester
Client Partner –
IBM
Willy Lim
Strategic Advisory Global –
R3
Asha Cugati
Head of Government & Business – Mastercard
Amanda Robinson
Head of Social Innovation & Humanitech – Aus Red Cross
Leah Callon-Butler
Director –
Emfarsis
Jeff Yew
Chief Executive Officer –
Binance Australia
Grant Colthup
Chief Executive Officer –
Mine Digital
Mathew Keeley
Managing Director & CEO –
GROW Inc.
Victoria Richardson
Chief Strategy Officer –
Australian Payment Networks
Ashok Venkateswaran
Head of Digital Assets and Blockchain APAC – Mastercard
Louisa Xu
Senior Legal Counsel –
New Payments Platform
Bridgette Engeler
Senior Lecturer –
Swinburne University
Stephen Smith
Blockchain, APAC & Japan –
VMware
Vivekanand Ramgopal
VP & Head –
TCS Financial Solutions
Alexa Bowditch
Associate –
Piper Alderman
Adrian Manning
Director –
Sigma Prime
Rob Allen
Entrepreneur in
Residence
Scott Hudson
General Manager (Market Liaison) – Computershare
Danielle Gerace
Senior Vice President –
Northern Trust Corporation
Mance Harmon
CEO & Co-Founder –
Hedera Hashgraph
Lisa Wade
Director –
NAB
Ben Tabell
CIO –
eftpos Payments Australia
Chris Thompson
Payments Policy –
Reserve Bank of Australia
David Kinitsky
CEO –
Kraken Bank
Chia Hock Lai
Co-Chairman- Blockchain Association Singapore
Mark Gustowski
Managing Director –
Innovation Architects
Leighlah Ashmore
Head of Partners and Alliances – Block8
Dr Priya Dev
Academic Blockchain & Data Analytics, ANU
Robert McNeill
Assistant Director Customer Experience Group, IP Australia
David Beros
Chief Product Officer –
DigitalX Ltd
Betsy Stephens
Head of Strategy – Global Technology & Operations, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Michael Cotton
Founder –
Meld Gold
Adam Poulton
Chairperson –
Blockchain Australia
Tony Murphy
Head of Global Trade APAC – Mastercard
Michelle Mannering
Developer Community Manager – GitHub
Richard McCarthy
Group Executive –
Perpetual Limited
Ingrid Volkmer
Director –
International Policy Lab
Joseph Liu
Director – Monash Blockchain Technology Centre
Anson Zeall
Co-founder & Chairman – IDAXA.org
Peter Hiom
Deputy CEO – Australian Securities Exchange
Richard Wormald
Division President Australasia –
Mastercard
Simon Banks
Director, Paypal & Managing Director – Hyperwallet
Zenobia Godschalk
SVP Communications
Hedera (USA)
James Elia
General Manager –
CoinJar
Tess Ogle
Manager Exchanges, Reg. Supervision – AUSTRAC
Kieran Warwick
Co-Founder –
Illuvium
Tim Bradley
General Manager Emerging Technologies – DISER
Siân Jones
Senior Partner –
XReg Consulting
Kee Jefferys
Chief Technology Officer –
Oxen
Leanne Kemp
CEO & Co-Founder –
Everledger
Justin Amos
Chief Executive Officer –
Lygon 1B
Jemma Xu
Co-Founder –
RedBlock Capital
Kevin Saunders
Chief Investment Officer –
Monochrome Asset Management
Evan Gallagher
Principal Specialist –
Policy at AUSTRAC
Austin Lewinsmith
Co-founder –
The Blockchain Collective
Philippe Ceulen
Principal Innovation & Ecosystems, Innovation Architects
Leesa Soulodre
Founder and General Partner – R3i Ventures
Lalitha Wemel
Regional Director (APAC) – Community, Techstars
Patrick McNab
Co-Founder & Head of Product – Mycelium
Marc Taverner
Executive Director –
INATBA
David Beros
Chief Product Officer –
DigitalX Ltd
Matt Mills
Founder –
Boulevard Global
Michael Cotton
Founder –
Meld Gold
Phil Talbot
Founder –
Authentium
Shayne Hooper
Founder –
SPI
Sue Keay
CEO Queensland AI Hub & Chair of Robotics Australia
Robert Hillard
Chief Transformation Officer – Deloitte Asia Pacific
Peter Robinson
Technical Director & Applied Cryptographer – ConsenSys
Kelly Sims
Assistant General Manager, Client Group – AUSTRADE
Jack Magnusson
Host of High Definition & Investor @ Koji Capital
Nick Johnson
Founder & Lead Developer – Ethereum Name Service
Kain Warwick
Founder –
Synthetix
Emma Weston
CEO & Co-Founder –
Agridigital
Simon Cant
Managing Director & Co-Founder – Reinventure
Melina Lagomarsino
Meat Traceability Analyst Argyle & KPMG
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