Danie Laurel is a News Anchor and Segment Producer for One News in the Philippines.

Christophe is the CEO of Agorize. Agorize is a leading global platform to manage your contests for innovation, ideas or recruitment of talents. Christophe has led during the last 20 years in several global players in the digital and SaaS space.

Edward Jones is a Financial Economist with professional experience in the private and public sector at the senior level. He is experienced in advanced analytics, financial and economic modelling, stakeholder engagement, technical research, and business strategy development.

He has professional risk management experience, including loan loss forecasting modelling, non-retail loan pricing models, IRB model development and calibration, scorecard implementation, system testing, and performance monitoring.

Shauna Lee Lange is the 2021 Founder of this rapidly growing upstart that functions as an information brokerage, network liaison, and reference & resource connector to those wishing to fully participate in the Metaverse & NFT space. ​

Taija is a Consulting Specialist at Asian Development Bank for its Hackathon Coordinator and Project Manager. 

Elizabeth is the Deputy Director of Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF). Prior to BCF, Elizabeth has worked in impact investment and international development area in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America with a focus on poverty alleviation, financial inclusion, and sustainability. Elizabeth holds a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University and BA in Japanese from Shanghai International Studies University.

A serial entrepreneur and payment professional, Shankar have founded a number of companies including Cazh (an Internet payment company) and Tagit (an enterprise mobility company). He has a track record in innovation, technology, operations, and product development and has worked on developing mobile banking initiatives for leading banks. Shankar holds 4 patents, including the patent filed for link generation technology (digital emulation)

Steven Landman is the CEO of Vietnam-based tech company Kiu Global and also works as a technical expert at ADB's Women’s Finance Exchange. He has 36 years of experience in the tech sector around the globe. An entrepreneur and angel investor, he is also a pioneer in investing in the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem, with technological and financial insight from his home, Silicon Valley. He completed his studies at Boston University and shortly after started his career at a startup which is now called Oracle Corporation.

Tony is the CEO of MiBank in Papua New Guinea. He has a proven track record in leading change and delivering transformation in financial institutions, through the innovative use of technology. Tony is also a Director of the Centre of Excellence for Financial Inclusion in PNG, a Director of the PNG Institute of Banking & Business Management, and Chairman of Microfinance Pasifika Network. A strong advocate for financial inclusion, in 2011 Tony initiated the first Bank-led deployment of a mobile wallet in the South Pacific, with 'MiCash'.