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
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.

Benedetto Biondi
CEO, Folks Finance
Benedetto Biondi is the CEO of Folks Finance, a premier crosschain DeFi protocol that delivers a comprehensive suite of services, including lending, borrowing, trading, and liquid staking for digital assets. Driven by a passion for innovation, Benedetto serves as a mentor in Techstars Web3 and various other accelerator programs, where he nurtures emerging talent in the blockchain space. He is also a DeFi advisor at Climatecoin and shares his extensive knowledge as a lecturer on DeFi in the Economics and Law for Digital Assets course at the University of Florence.