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.

Adele Ressa
Senior Sales Executive, Chainlink Labs
Arthur
CTO, Swapper Finance
Shyam Nagarajan
Chief Operating Officer, Hedera
Solomon Tesfaye
Chief Business Officer, Aptos
Ilya Brovin
Chief Growth Officer, Sumsub
Mona Tiesler
Venture Partner, Edge Capital
Brian Foster
Global Head - ETFs | Crypto-as-a-Service | Government, Coinbase
Jakob Palmstierna
President, GSR
Zarah Estermann
Partnerships Lead, Chainlink
Danny Nelson
Research Analyst, Bitwise
Xavier Liew
Head of Product and Strategy, Solv
Gopi Kannappan
CPO, bitsCrunch
Jason Windawi
Senior Solutions Architect, Jovay
Lorenz Breidenbach
Head of Research, Chainlink Labs
Mustafa Al Niama
Head of Capital Markets, Mysten Labs
Jason Chaskin
App Relations & Research Lead, Ethereum Foundation
Chaitanya Konda
Principal Product Manager, BCM, Chainlink
Raja Chakravorti
Chief Business Officer, Stellar Development Foundation
Lukas Hajdukiewicz
Chief Growth Officer, Blueprint Finance
Sergio Mello
Head of Stablecoins, Anchorage Digital
Alyssa Ponzo
Product Lead, Decibel by Aptos Labs
Jake Denny
Chief Commercial Officer, Pier Two
Cooper Emmons
Institutional Lead , Injective Foundation
Bryan Bodner
Head of Business & Corporate Development, Pointsville
Anna Wrobleska
Chief Business Officer, Dinari
Andrew Clews
Enterprise Strategy & Governance Lead, The Graph Foundation
Christian Pellegrino
Partner, Head of Digital Assets, Alpha FMC
Redwan Meslem
Executive Director, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
Derek Meyer
Technical Advisor, The Graph Foundation
Cody Wood
Deputy General Counsel, World Foundation
David Carlucci
Managing Partner, Carlucci Consulting
Jacob Creech
Head of Developer Relations, Solana Foundation
Annabel Duan
Global Partnerships Head, PublicAI
John Neufeld
Head of Legal & Policy, OpenZeppelin
Lee Schneider
General Counsel, Ava Labs
Simon Goldberg
Web3/Blockchain Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS
Mike de Melo
Head of Finance & Strategy, RAAC
Reid Simon
Head of Democratized Prime, Figure
Emilio Rivero Coello
Product, Payments Lead, Aptos
Ben Sherwin
General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
Jason Allegrante
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Fireblocks
Ricky Vuong
Account Manager, Amazon Web Services
Jarryd Pretorius
Chief Technology Officer, Truf Network & Truflation
Luke Leasure
Senior Research Analyst, Blockworks
Jordan Bregman
Strategic Growth Director, Chainalysis
Rahat Chowdhury
Head of Developer Relations, Move Industries
Tao Wang
Core Contributor, f(x) Protocol
Ian Wallis
Business Development, Linea
Demetrios Skalkotos
Chief DeFi and Protocols Officer, Blockdaemon
Richard Widmann
Head of Crypto Strategy, Google Cloud
Omar Azhar
VP of Business Development, Matter Labs
Adam Badrawi
Partner, Head of Investor Relations & Comms, Framework Ventures
Spencer Yang
Managing Partner, BlockSpaceForce
Arnaud Simeray
VP of Growth, Dune
Andy Boyan
Head of Growth, HypurrFi
Dr. Axel U. J. Lode
Head of Decentralized Finance, Blocksize
Stephen Wink
Global Co-Chair of Fintech Industry Group, Latham & Waktins
Luca Curan
Head of AI / DePIN, Base, Coinbase
Kevin Zhang
Contributor, DFX
Rob Stupay
Remix, Soundboard
Aakar Shroff
VP of Product, Chainlink Labs
Yuga Cohler
Head of Wallets, Coinbase
Will Waltrip
Senior Director of Product, AvaCloud
Mark Raynes
Head of Solutions, Chainlink Labs
Luke Lim
Head of CCIP GTM, Chainlink
Sam Fagin
Director, Payments, Polygon Labs
Gerald Gallagher
Host, Crypto in America
Theo Fields
GP, Bloccelerate VC
Matthew Fisher
Institutional Lead, Katana
Kenneth Shek
Moca Network Lead, Animoca Brands
Zeki Ulu
Technical Lead, Llama Risk
Will Nuelle
General Partner, Ventures, Galaxy
Sam Elfarra
Community Spokesperson, TRON DAO
Krzysztof Urbański
Governance & Partnerships Lead, L2BEAT
Arun Chaudhuri
Business Development, B-Harvest
DavideFi
General Manager, LFJ
Johannes Göttsch
Head of Strategy & Business Development, LinkPool and stake.link (SDL)
Zubin Pratap
DevRel Engineering Manager, Chainlink Labs
James Ward
Vice President, Data Science & Economics, Chainlink Labs
Adam Minehardt
Head of Public Policy, Chainlink Labs
Ryan Lovell
Director of Capital Markets, Chainlink Labs
Gregory Neven
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Kostis Karantias
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Taylor Lindman
Deputy General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
Colin Cunningham
Head of Tokenized Asset Sales, Chainlink Labs
Jimmy Haight
Head of Community, Chainlink Labs
Philipp Schindler
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Jordan Kull
Chainlink Community Advocate, Chainlink Community Volunteer
Harry Papacharissiou
Head of Developer Relations, Chainlink Labs
Kostiantyn Dmitriiev
Principal Product Manager, Compliance, Chainlink Labs
William Reilly
Head of Strategic Initiatives, Chainlink Labs
Darby Martinez
Developer Expert (Chainlink), Darbease
Ash Nathan
Strategic Innovations Team, Chainlink
Roman Tirone
Head of Build, Senior Manager, Chainlink
Frank Seibold
Global Head Banking & Cap Markets Sales, Chainlink Labs
Dave Isbitski
Chief DevRel Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Ishan Vishnoi
VP - BCM Product & Operations, Chainlink Labs
Halcyon Price
Head of Derivatives, Chainlink Labs
Richard Gottleber
DevRel Content Manager, Chainlink Labs
Florent Sollier
Product Manager, Chainlink Labs

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Chris Perry
President, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Chris Perry serves as President of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR). A global technology leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, Broadridge offers trusted expertise and transformative technology to help clients and the financial services industry operate, innovate, and grow. The company powers investing, governance, and communications – managing over 7 billion communications per year and underpinning the daily trading of more than $10 trillion in securities globally – driving operational resiliency, elevating business performance, and transforming investor experiences.

He is focused on driving Broadridge's overall growth strategy, including overseeing Broadridge International as well as helping lead M&A, DEI and ESG strategies. Chris also oversees all client and marketing activities globally and is responsible for delivering the company’s annual sales targets spanning all business units and product lines. He has been a driving force behind the transformation of the organization from a portfolio of companies to an enterprise cloud-based services provider. Broadridge has enjoyed eight years of consecutive record setting sales under Chris' leadership.

Prior to joining Broadridge, Chris has held numerous management and commercial roles at Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), and its predecessor, Thomson Financial. There he served as Global Managing Director of Risk for the Financial and Risk Division, where he was responsible for overseeing Governance, Risk and Compliance, as well as Pricing and Reference services. Previously, he served as President of Global Sales and Account Management of the Financial and Risk Division responsible for US$6 billion in revenue and responsible for 4,000 professionals worldwide. Earlier in his career, Chris worked in several FinTech companies and institutional trading and retail brokerage for Kemper Financial Services', Blunt Ellis & Lowie unit as well as correspondent firms of both Prudential and Pershing.

In January 2019, Chris was elected to the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) and is former Chairman and ongoing member of British American Business, a membership organization that enables transatlantic commerce. Chris serves on the Board of Directors on several non-profits including Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, NPower an organization that provides underprivileged youths and military veterans with the opportunity to build tech skills and achieve their potential, the United Way of NYC and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. In addition, he is a sponsor of the Women on Wall Street Association, a New York-based business leadership organization that helps accelerate careers of women in financial services and unites business professionals in support of equality, executive leadership and breaking the glass ceiling.

Chris holds a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Marketing from Lewis University, where he serves on the Board of Trustees.