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Patrick Hillmann is the former chief strategy officer of Binance, where he leads Binance’s global communications and public affairs department, and his remit also includes coordinating with global regulators in conjunction with Binance’s head of compliance and security. Prior to joining Binance, Patrick was the Global Head of Innovation in Edelman's Crisis and Risk practice, where he led the firm's cybersecurity and anti-disinformation offerings. Prior to joining Edelman, Patrick held senior government affairs and public affairs positions at General Electric (GE) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
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Thomas Chippas
Thomas Chippas is the CEO of Argo Blockchain. Previously, he was CEO of ErisX and COO of Axoni.
Hakuna Xie
Hakuna Xie is an Investment Director at LD Capital. She has previously worked as a Partner at BlockArk and PR at Binance. She received her education from Nanjing University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai, China.
Ilya Veller
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Niraj Pant
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Kevin Lehtiniitty
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Peter Piekarczyk
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Rain Long
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Chase Guo
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Yele Bademosi
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Michael Tong
Michael Tong is the Co-founder & CEO at Xterio. He also is the Chief Strategy Officer at FunPlus. Michael Tong graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison.