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.

Jillian Friedman
COO, Symbiotic
Ilya Brovin
Chief Growth Officer, Sumsub
Frank Seibold
Global Head Banking & Cap Markets Sales, Chainlink Labs
Jake Denny
Chief Commercial Officer, Pier Two
Karen Ottoni
Senior Director of Ecosystem & Strategic Initiatives, LF Decentralized Trust
Artiona Bogo
Global Head of Solutions Architecture, Chainlink
Sam Elfarra
Community Spokesperson, TRON DAO
Andrew Clews
Enterprise Strategy & Governance Lead, The Graph Foundation
Christian Pellegrino
Partner, Head of Digital Assets, Alpha FMC
Ryan Lovell
Director of Capital Markets, Chainlink Labs
Derek Meyer
Technical Advisor, The Graph Foundation
Cody Wood
Deputy General Counsel, World Foundation
Gregory Neven
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
David Carlucci
Managing Partner, Carlucci Consulting
Jacob Creech
Head of Developer Relations, Solana Foundation
Kostis Karantias
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Simon Goldberg
Web3/Blockchain Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS
Mike de Melo
Head of Finance & Strategy, RAAC
Emilio Rivero Coello
Product, Payments Lead, Aptos
Jason Allegrante
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Fireblocks
Jarryd Pretorius
Chief Technology Officer, Truf Network & Truflation
Arthur
CTO, Swapper Finance
Taylor Lindman
Deputy General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
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
Ian Wallis
Business Development, Linea
Mark Raynes
Head of Solutions, Chainlink Labs
Luke Lim
Head of CCIP GTM, Chainlink
Kostiantyn Dmitriiev
Principal Product Manager, Compliance, Chainlink Labs
William Reilly
Head of Strategic Initiatives, Chainlink Labs
Adele Ressa
Senior Sales Executive, Chainlink Labs
Darby Martinez
Developer Expert (Chainlink), Darbease
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
Solange Gueiros
DevRel Education Manager, Chainlink Labs
Dave Isbitski
Chief DevRel Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Andy Boyan
Head of Growth, HypurrFi
Mark Nichols
Partner Digital Asset Consulting Leader, Ernst & Young (EY)
Eric Saraniecki
Head of Network Strategy, Digital Asset | Canton
Ryan Louvar
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Digital Assets, WisdomTree
Ishan Vishnoi
VP - BCM Product & Operations, Chainlink Labs
Eric Turner
CEO, Messari

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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

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Eliezer Ndinga
Head of Strategy, 21.co
Eliézer is Head of Strategy at 21.co, parent of 21Shares—the world’s largest issuer of crypto exchange-traded products.
Guided by a thesis that digital asset infrastructure will underpin tomorrow’s economy, he helped scale the firm from $20 million to over $10 billion in assets—shaping thesis-driven strategies that guide product, growth, and capital deployment.

He founded and led 21Shares research division, inventing industry-first frameworks—including the GCCS classification system (developed with CoinGecko)—and building real-time analytics now used by global institutions, regulators, and financial media. He co-authored The State of Stablecoins with Blockchain.com—widely recognized as the industry’s first deep dive on the topic, published before USDC’s rise. His team also launched the first public dashboards on Dune Analytics, setting the standard for on-chain intelligence and becoming a core reference for policymakers, analysts, and developers.

His research on crypto market integrity was instrumental in shaping the SEC’s approval of the first U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs—now the most successful ETF launch in history, with over $130 billion in AUM.

With over a decade in digital assets and early-stage venture capital—including backing a fintech unicorn at the seed stage—Eliézer is known for turning complex market signals into strategic clarity. He anticipated major inflection points in the industry, including China’s Bitcoin ban and the collapse of FTX, and has advised leading investors and institutions through cycles of volatility and transformation.

Most recently, he helped spark the creation of BlockSensai, an institutional-grade AI risk intelligence platform that laid the foundation for 21 Technologies, 21.co’s new business arm focused on infrastructure and data innovation.

His work has been cited by institutional investors, the global press, and RAND Corporation, where it contributed to U.S. policy and defense briefings. He lectures at global institutions on blockchain and financial systems and advises across go-to-market, product, and regulatory strategy.