Vlad Likhuta

Lawyer, marketer, and publisher. Technology enthusiast. Previously worked as an associate with a strong focus on legal aspects of decentralized technologies, cryptocurrency, and related businesses, as well as ICOs at Axon Partners. Vlad Likhuta also worked as a legal research analyst.

Anatoly Kaplan

Deeply involved in the blockchain industry as an expert and journalist. Founder of the largest Russian language magazine dedicated to Bitcoin, blockchain, and decentralized technologies. Focused on distributed teams management.

Orest Gavryliak

LLM in European Business Law at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. One of the who's who in representing clients in a variety of securities law matters and corporate transactions related to cryptocurrencies. Served as token issuer's counsel in multiple ICO transactions, structured both onshore and offshore.

Tamar Menteshashvili

PhD candidate in law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a main focus on Blockchain Technology & Financial Innovations. Tamar has consulted with governments, including the Georgian Public Registry, on incorporation of blockchain-based solutions in the public sector. Founder of Blockchain Hub at SJTU. Member of Global Shapers Community. Advisor to different international blockchain initiatives. Published author for a number of international media platforms and academic journals.

Olha Rymar

Bachelor in International Legal Relations, and Master’s student in International and European Law. Previously worked as a legal intern and associate but changed her career from law to marketing. Head of Marketing and Communications at Flixxo, a decentralized video-distribution platform. A marketing consultant for several blockchain projects.

Roman Koshevoy

Blockchain-enthusiast who thinks that AI is one more step towards technological singularity. Science fiction adept. Roman also thinks that cryptocurrency was created by Lucas in Star Wars Episode 5.

Jenny Aysgarth

Astrophysicist and linguist, previously editor and writer for several online publications on technology, finance, and innovations. Content and strategy counselor for several projects.

Krzysztof Shyak

After studying zoology and scientific translation at the uni, Krzysztof Shyak began writing about startups, investment and technologies. Considers blockchain technology among the most powerful tools available to bring the intellectual, economical, and physical freedom to an individual.

Ivan Grekov

Overviews new technologies and their impact on the law and people’s lives. Reckons that smart contracts will replace written agreements over time, robots should have the same rights as humans, and that AI will rule the world. Tried himself in the IT law but found the crypto industry more exciting. Works as a market researcher, and thus knows quite a lot about blockchain tech and the ICO market.

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John Chopyk

Lawyer, film photographer, marketer. Currently enrolled in a PhD programme in Cryptocurrencies. Previously occupied a top management position in the biggest law student association in the world, ELSA. Deeply interested in the combination of legal and tech worlds.

Dasha Shishko