Nicholas Lyons

Location: Monaco | LinkedIn | Twitter | Media
Raised over €82bn in the Public & Private Equity Capital Markets. Director of Equity Capital Markets Syndication Robert Fleming. Head of Technology Private Placements Robert Fleming. VP Financial Sponsors Group ECM, JPMorgan. Head of UK Institutional Advisory PFG, JPMorgan. Co-Founder of Crescent. Technology & AdAstra Bayesian (Machine Learning / AI) Systematic Hedge Fund (Sold to Aspect Capital). Lead Advisor to the Verus Protocol. Donor of the Verus Ethereum Bridge, Valu & Arkeytyp are the third company Nicholas has founded or co-founded.

Mike Toutonghi

Location: U.S. | LinkedIn | Media
Led kernel dev for Windows 95, creating the concept of ‘threading’, Former Chief Architect of Microsoft’s .NET platform. Led teams across Microsoft including Trustworthy Computing, Windows Security, and MSN. Holds multiple patents in operating systems and secure computing. Founder of the Verus Project and creator of the Verus Protocol. Inventor of Proof of Power (PoP) consensus and PBaaS (Public Blockchains as a Service). Architect of VerusID, a built-in self-sovereign identity system. Champion of privacy-preserving cryptography, open-source governance, and decentralized economic infrastructure.

Edmond Cunningham

Location: U.S. | LinkedIn
IT Practice head, Senior Consulting Partner (consulted with 40+ companies in 11 different industries), Officer of Health Insurance Company, Investor and advisor in technology startups with the potential to  disintermediate industries. Irish born, reside in the US, Degree and MBA from Europe. Executing billion dollar projects and operations for global customers.

Alex Shtaygrud

Location: U.S. | LinkedIn
Alex is an agile developer with nearly 40 years of experience in software development. Before founding Roomful Co, he was a lead developer at Borland and Microsoft, contributing to products like Turbo Pascal, Quattro Pro, Internet Explorer, Windows 95, and SQL Server. Known as the "Performance Guru" at Borland, Alex has earned accolades such as the PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award. He also successfully led his startup, CentreLearn™, as CTO for 14 years, turning it into a leader in online education.

Chris Staines

Location: U.K. | LinkedIn
Combining deep expertise in electrical and software engineering with a strong track record in decentralised technologies. His work spans industrial automation, power systems, and DeFi, with core competencies in blockchain architecture, smart contracts (Solidity), cross-chain bridges, and secure mobile wallets. He was a core contributor to open-source GPU mining software and led the development of a cross-chain bridge between Ethereum and Verus, building C++ node software, smart contracts, and backend systems. He brings a rare blend of engineering precision and blockchain innovation to complex technical challenges.

Seb Robert

Location: Portugal | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of Gophr, the UK’s largest independent tech-driven courier booking platform. He's scaled the company to profitability, delivered over 10 million orders, and secured partnerships with major brands like HelloFresh, Screwfix, Salesforce and Selfridges, and been recognized multiple times in Deloitte’s Fast 50. Previously, Seb led award-winning campaigns for Beats, Netflix, and Google in advertising, and began his career as a label manager in the music industry. His work centers on building systems where incentives align across users, workers, and networks.

Alex Dunsdon

Location: Portugal | LinkedIn
Alex Dunsdon is a versatile facilitator of growth and innovation, with a proven track record across venture investing, corporate acceleration, and operational scale-ups. At Saatchinvest, he seeded early‑stage ventures such as Citymapper, Farewill, and Ometria. He also co‑founded The Bakery, a London‑based corporate innovation accelerator. Alex serves as Chief of Staff at Redbrain, playing a key role in growing the company from £10 million to approximately £100 million in annual revenue—leading strategic initiatives and operational excellence. Alex holds a First-Class Honours degree in History from the University of Sheffield and remains an active thought leader on topics spanning AI, digital identity, and entrepreneurial governance.

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