Global Leaders

Speakers

SmartCon brings together the world’s leading voices in finance, Web3, and government to share firsthand insights on how blockchain and onchain technologies are transforming industries, institutions, and the global economy—sparking critical conversations that chart the course of an onchain future.

Simon Goldberg
Web3/Blockchain Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS
Mike de Melo
Head of Finance & Strategy, RAAC
Emilio Rivero Coello
Product, Payments Lead, Aptos
Arthur
CTO, Swapper Finance
Luke Leasure
Senior Research Analyst, Blockworks
Rahat Chowdhury
Head of Developer Relations, Movement Labs
Tao Wang
Core Contributor, f(x) Protocol
Demetrios Skalkotos
Chief DeFi and Protocols Officer, Blockdaemon
Richard Widmann
Head of Crypto Strategy, Google Cloud
Omar Azhar
VP of Business Development, Matter Labs
Colin Cunningham
Head of Tokenized Asset Sales, Chainlink
Adam Badrawi
Partner, Head of Investor Relations & Comms, Framework Ventures
Spencer Yang
Managing Partner, BlockSpaceForce
Bogdan Habic
Co-Founder and CTO, Tenderly
Arnaud Simeray
VP of Growth, Dune
Jimmy Haight
Head of Community, Chainlink Labs
Michal Adamski
CMO, Alaska Gold Rush
Philipp Schindler
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Jordan Kull
Chainlink Community Advocate, Chainlink Community Volunteer
Rob Stupay
Remix, Soundboard
Amy Hang
Chainlink Advocate, Chainlink Community Volunteer
Aakar Shroff
VP of Product, Chainlink Labs
Harry Papacharissiou
Head of Developer Relations, Chainlink Labs
Mark Raynes
Head of Solutions, Chainlink Labs
Luke Lim
Head of CCIP GTM, Chainlink
William Reilly
Head of Strategic Initiatives, Chainlink Labs
Darby Martinez
Developer Expert (Chainlink), Darbease
Jarryd Pretorius
Chief Technology Officer, Truf Network & Truflation
Misha Putiatin
CEO & Co-founder, Symbiotic
Karen Ottoni
Senior Director of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives, LF Decentralized Trust
Adele Ressa
Senior Sales Executive, Chainlink Labs
Jason Allegrante
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Fireblocks
Corey Caplan
CTO of World Liberty Financial, World Liberty Financial
Bruno Grossi
Head of Digital Assets, Banco Inter
Ian Wallis
Business Development, Linea
Matthew Fisher
Institutional Lead, Katana
Alex Zhang
Co-Founder, Pharos
Dan Silverman
Co-CEO, Balcony
Taylor Lindman
Deputy General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
Kostiantyn Dmitriiev
Principal Product Manager, Compliance, Chainlink Labs
Michael So
Co-Founder & CEO, Tokenyze
Yonathan Lapchik
CEO, SukuPay
Danielle Tamasi
Product Manager, CCIP, Chainlink Labs
Eman Herawy
Founder, Arabs in Blockchain
Ash Nathan
Strategic Initiatives Lead, Chainlink
Roman Tirone
Head of Build, Senior Manager, Chainlink

More SmartCon speakers announced soon…

NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

Jake Denny
Chief Commercial Officer, Pier Two
Jake has been working in the digital sphere for much of his 26-years of experience. Helping architect global metadata systems, streamlining and optimizing operational efficiencies, scaling growth stage companies, building remote teams and leading in areas of product, marketing, revenue, business development and enterprise sales.

A colourful career in the music industry, media industry and advertising industry, that took Jake around the world. It was inevitable Jake would end up at the bleeding edge of technology, in the world of crypto. At Pier Two, Jake brings his energy to help institutional clients securely stake their assets, and broadcast the messages around the potential of blockchain technology.