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As the Digital Assets Practice Leader, Glenn is responsible for delivering risk advisory, brokerage services and thought leadership to businesses in the rapidly growing crypto sector. In addition to being supporting brokerage teams in the management of insurance placements, he oversees Aon’s digital asset strategy and business development efforts for the industry. In this role he is responsible for coordinating Aon’s efforts through various divisions and partners both domestically and globally, to deliver comprehensive risk solutions to clients that face a challenging insurance environment. During his time and Aon, he helped establish and served on the advisory board Aon’s Growth Ventures’ (AGV) Web3 Growth accelerator, which carried out strategic initiatives to address unsolved risk issues for the industry. Through this engagement he helped guide various initiatives through the innovation process from ideation through proof of concept, and ultimately lead the graduation of the web3 strategy from innovation back into core business strategies. He helped the innovation center formally establish Aon’s Web3 Growth Accelerator and now sits as an advisor to its board. 

Prior to joining Aon in 2021, Glenn started and lead the digital assets practice for Alliant Insurance’s Financial Institutions Group. In addition to working with crypto native companies, he also worked with a full array of traditional financial institutions to provide executive risk solutions. Before joining Alliant in 2018, he worked in Marsh’s private equity and mergers & acquisitions division providing executive and transactional risk solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and supported the formation of their digital asset strategy.

With over 20 years of professional experience in Japan, Jonathan is a bilingual venture capitalist and advisor. Currently, he is a startup mentor at such accelerator programs as Plug and Play, 500 Global, and Alchemist Accelerator. Prior to that, he spent seven years in venture capital at SBI Holdings/SBI Investment and Primal Capital Management Ltd. in the Fintech, blockchain, and Web3 sectors, from deal sourcing, due diligence, negotiation, and portfolio management. Jonathan is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and Henley Business School’s MBA Program.

Focus areas:

• Startup mentoring from a Venture Capitalist perspective

• Pitch deck construction, content, and delivery

• Valuation, cap tables, and term sheets

• Insights into the Japanese VC market/ecosystem

• Shared experience on investment deals in the Blockchain, Fintech, and Web3 industries

Talha Khan is a Venture Scout at IBM Ventures where he focuses on early and late stage Enterprise AI across Apps, AI Infrastructure, and Data Infrastructure. Talha is also a Product Manager at IBM Cloud where he leads IBM Cloud Ecosystem, IBM Cloud Marketplace, and Digital Assets. Before his role at IBM, Mr. Khan was an AI/ML Researcher at NASA where he created production grade AI models that watch the world for Dust Storm's using Satellite imagery. Talha holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering where he Graduated Early and Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Focus areas:

• Institutional adoption of Digital Assets/Crypto
  Enterprise AI

• Cloud Partnerships

• Working with CVC's and fundraising

Lisa Rubin is an attorney in the Fintech and Payments practice at Paul Hastings, specializing in digital asset and blockchain related matters. Lisa represents and advises financial technology companies, with an emphasis on navigating the regulatory complexity presented by cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Her clients include major digital asset trading platforms, investment firms, digital asset project teams and developers. Lisa also has prior experience managing state and federal litigation from inception through trial.

Abradat Kamalpour has extensive experience in fintech, blockchain structured finance, and debt capital markets. He has been at the forefront of using blockchain-based technologies and cryptocurrencies on various transactions, including building out blockchain-based exchanges, tokenization platforms, and digital asset issuances, as well as the creation and legal build-out of cryptocurrencies, crypto-based payment systems, and related app offerings, which includes acting for a multibillion-dollar-backed private equity group on an international crypto exchange and cryptocurrency offering that will be made available across various international markets.

Abradat is the Architect of the Jones Day FinAccelerate program, which was named by the The National Law Journal in its 2023 list of Legal Technology Trailblazers.

Philipp is a serial entrepreneur in web 2.0 and web 3.0 and has been developing web applications since 2003. Prior to crypto, Philipp built SaaS in gaming, biotech, and marketplace intelligence. With LI.FI, Philipp has built the leading liquidity aggregator in Web 3 that serves clients from Metamask to Robinhood.

Chris Matta is a Strategic Advisor for 3iQ Digital Asset Management, a Monex Group company. He was previously the Chief Strategy Officer and President (US) at 3iQ where he led the launch of innovative products such as the world's first Ether Staking ETF. An early entrepreneur in digital asset investing, Chris previously was the co-founder of Crescent Crypto Asset Management, a digital asset investment firm that created one of the industry's first investible suite of crypto index solutions. Prior to founding Crescent, he was Vice President at Goldman Sachs, managing investments for the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund. 

Focus areas: 

• Helping crypto startups build and execute on long-term strategic roadmaps with a focus on institutional adoption. I have leveraged my experience and relationships across both the crypto and tradfi ecosystems to help develop capital markets infrastructure and make the crypto asset class more accessible. 

• Help drive value across multiple disciplines for startups including product development / innovation, distribution, capital raising, strategic partnerships, and leadership and team building.

Stephen Moskowitz is the Founder & CEO of Pyxis Search Partners, a domain specialist recruiting agency that focuses on both technical and non technical search in the Web3/Crypto space. Prior to founding Pyxis Search, Mr. Moskowitz was the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Pyxis Capital Management, a cryptoasset  venture hybrid fund backed by prominent investors, including ParaFi Capital.

Prior to co-founding Pyxis Capital, Mr. Moskowitz was a Managing Director at a $100 million AUM+ single family office that was an early investor in the crypto space. Mr. Moskowitz has also served as an Advisor for ParaFi Capital and is currently an Advisor to Blockchain Founders Fund. Mr. Moskowitz received a BA and JD from Emory University (Boisfeuillet Jones Scholar), and an MBA in finance from The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Artem is a seasoned professional in Product, Business Development, and Capital Markets, bringing over a decade of experience across FinTech, Blockchain, and Gaming. He has a proven track record of developing innovative products, executing successful market entry strategies, and driving significant growth—contributing to companies achieving valuations exceeding $3 billion.

Since 2021, Artem has been working as a Consultant, Advisor, and Investor. Selected partners and projects include Near Foundation, Flowdesk, Karpatkey, Vest Exchange, Goldsky, Helika, Gunzilla Games, Aviatrix, HypeHype (Supercell), Stroom, Hinkal, Hetu, DTEK, among others.

He serves as a Venture Partner at Republic.com and mentors Web3 startup founders through programs at Techstars, Harvard Blockchain, Telegram Gaming, and Crypto.com accelerators.

Artem has extensive experience collaborating with nearly all major cryptocurrency exchanges and trading firms, contributing to token launches, listings, market making, and institutional-grade service provision. His expertise is further strengthened by a background in management consulting, focusing on market making, exchange listings, token economics and tokenization, go-to-market strategy, and growth marketing. He also brings significant experience working with venture capital firms and hedge funds as a portfolio manager and M&A advisor.

Focus areas:

• Exchange listing, market making and treasury management;

• Fundraising and capital markets development;

• Go-to-market and marketing strategies;

• Tokenomics and monetization design;

• Strategic partnerships and business development;

• Crypto to fiat on/off ramp, AML & KYC solutions;

• Outsource software development, white-label solutions, security and economic audits.

• Twitter: https://x.com/ArtemGordadze

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artem-gordadze-blockchain/

Mary Gribbin is a strategic marketing leader in Web3 and emerging technologies, currently driving go-to-market and ecosystem partnership marketing at Rainfall, the world’s first self-sovereign Personal AI platform. She develops and executes co-marketing initiatives with blockchain partners, including Nillion, Avalanche, NodeOps, Aethir, and CUDOS, as well as high-profile charter partners such as BMW, ICONOME, and Vassal Benford, Grammy-award-winning producer. Mary has over 20 years of experience building, scaling, and marketing transformative digital products from first-generation web products and services throughout Web2 and Web3.

Previously, Mary held senior marketing roles at ConsenSys, one of the most influential organizations in Ethereum’s ecosystem, and at Centrifuge, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol focused on bringing real-world assets on-chain. These experiences deepened her expertise in ecosystem growth, Web3 adoption, and co-marketing strategy, and positioned her as a trusted partner for founders, communities, and enterprises navigating decentralized technologies.

Earlier in her career, Mary co-founded and scaled The Groop, a boutique digital design agency that worked with global changemakers such as Nike, Jamie Oliver, and former Vice President Al Gore. Under her leadership, the company grew to over 50 employees and $6M in annual revenue, earning multiple awards and recognition in Inc. magazine’s list of fastest-growing companies.

Mary began her career at Razorfish during the first wave of digital innovation, pioneering user experience design for clients including Charles Schwab, The Financial Times, and NatWest Bank. She holds a graduate degree in design from Pratt Institute and has been an active mentor and educator, teaching university courses and guiding the next generation of designers, entrepreneurs, and marketers.

Her expertise spans partnership marketing, ecosystem growth, UX strategy, and creative brand development — always with a focus on building communities around innovation and helping organizations connect authentically with their audiences.

Award-Winning Marketing & Growth Leader driving innovation at the intersection of AI, Web3, and XR. Proven track record in GTM strategy, AI integration, B2B partnerships, and fundraising, with a passion for deep tech and longevity.

• Founder of DigitalAlpaca.io, a marketing innovation studio.

• Judge at hackathons, startup pitch competitions & VC awards.

• Speaker at global stages including NFT.NYC and Web3 Summit.

Previously served as CMO at Climatecoin.com, Marketing Strategist at Future.Works, and Web3 Marketing Consultant at BBDO.

Expertise: Agentic AI, RWA tokenization, XR

mikepestana@paulhastings.com

+1 415-856-7090

Specialty Industries/Areas: Tech, Fintech, AI, Life Sciences, Food & Beverage, Startups, VCs, Private & Public Companies

Mike Pestana represents early- and late-stage startups throughout all stages of their life cycle, along with numerous venture investors. Mike often leads strategic deals, including private financings, secondary transactions, tender offers, recapitalizations and acquisitions.

Mike regularly provides strategic business and legal advice to entrepreneurs and startups as outside general counsel. His clients represent the full range of the startup ecosystem, from one-person companies to unicorns preparing for public offerings.

stefano@monx.team

+85291903114

Stefano Passarello is recognized as one of the world’s most prominent figures in international tax strategy and tax nomadism, including crypto. He is headquartered in Hong Kong but travels globally to oversee Monx’s international offices.

Stefano is known as the “Tax and Accounting Polyglot” qualified in over 15 jurisdictions — with deep expertise in crypto taxation.

He is a trusted advisor to global entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and fast-scaling businesses seeking sophisticated cross-border structuring and compliance solutions. A multifaceted entrepreneur, financier, and innovation mentor, Stefano has built a career that bridges continents, with a professional footprint spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. In 2006, he founded People & Projects (P&P), scaling the firm to 15 offices and over 1,500 clients before its successful acquisition by Hawksford in 2018.

In 2021, Stefano founded Monx, an ambitious accounting firm that quickly expanded its reach across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Under his leadership, Monx evolved into a global group offering a 360° business solution — integrating legal, tax, cybersecurity, and automation services through specialized divisions such as Monx Legal and CyberMonx.

He is a serial investor with 20+ invested companies and sits on the board of directors of 23 multinational companies.

Complementing his entrepreneurial work, Stefano is a dedicated biohacker and longevity expert. A world-record-breaking athlete, he holds the Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon record and the Age Group marathon split record at the Ironman World Championship.

With over a decade in equity derivatives operations at Barclays, BTG Capital, and Wells Fargo, she built high-performing and risk mitigating systems and processes that helped grow business units. She then bridged that expertise into crypto, building out the operations for Republic's first crypto fund and guiding its transition to a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA).

She also authored Operational Guidelines for Token Launches, a widely cited framework for launching tokens efficiently and compliantly.

Mentorship Focus Area:

Lead end-to-end vendor management: Identify, vet (operational and security due diligence), and onboard critical service providers such as banks, custodians, wallet providers, fund administrators, auditors, market makers, and tax advisors.

• Manage all tax and regulatory matters: Coordinate annual filings (K1s) and investor reporting, tax basis tracking for digital assets, and liaise directly with external accountants and legal counsel to resolve complex inquiries.

• Establish and institutionalize operational frameworks: Design best-in-class processes for custody, staking, and treasury operations; implement internal controls to enhance asset security, transaction traceability, and audit readiness.

• Develop and execute comprehensive liquidity and treasury strategies: Optimize yield across on- and off-chain positions, manage cash flow forecasting, and balance short-term liquidity needs with long-term capital deployment.

• Lead financial planning and reporting cycles: Prepare quarterly financials, oversee budgeting and variance analysis, reconcile fund expenses and management fees, and produce clear performance dashboards for leadership and investors.

• Drive business development and strategic partnerships: Identify opportunities for firm growth, establish client engagement frameworks, and expand vendor and protocol relationships to enhance product and service offerings.

• Build scalable operational infrastructure: Streamline workflows, document policies and SOPs, implement reporting dashboards, and introduce automation tools to increase transparency and efficiency across all functional areas.