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Yaron Velner holds a PhD in computer science from Tel Aviv University. His research is focused on game theory incentives in blockchain protocols and formal verification of smart contracts. He has found several bugs in the Ethereum bug bounty program. Yaron is also an experienced software developer with over 10 years as a senior software engineer and a technical leader at EZchip semi-conductors. He was a member in the data structure and algorithm team, which developed novel data structures for IP routing.
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Loi Luu
Loi Luu is a co-founder and CEO of Kyber Network, a decentralized liquidity network that powers decentralized applications, including exchanges, funds, lending protocols, and payments wallets. He earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore, where he conducted research on cryptocurrencies, smart contract security, and distributed consensus algorithms. Prior to founding Kyber, Loi developed Oyente, the first open-source security analyser for Ethereum smart contracts. He also designed the first sharding protocol for public blockchains, which inspired Zilliqa. He continues to promote decentralisation and trustless properties of blockchain with Kyber Network, providing value to the community.
Yuval Domb
Yuval Domb is the Chief Architect and VP at Ingonyama. He graduated from Tel Aviv University.
TN Lee
TN Lee is the Co-founder of Pendle Finance. He is also a Founding Team Member and Head of Business at Kyber Network.
Shahar Shamai
Shahar Shamai is the co-founder and CTO of GK8.
Alexander Zaidelson
Alex Zaidelson is CEO of SCRT Labs, former Chief Business and Data Officer of VirtuSwap, and CEO of Beam. He holds a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Edan Yago
Edan Yago is the Founder of CementDAO, a Blockchain Minimalist.
Shahaf Bar-Geffen
WEB3 specializes in innovative digital media and develops advanced advertising solutions. Founded in 2006 we are working constantly to develop unique technologies, enables smart, targeted and effective advertising. WEB3 offers its clients advanced online media solutions: Programmatic Display, PC and Mobile Video, Media Monetization.
Kobi Gurkan
Kobi Gurkan is the Founding Head of Research at Geometry, where he focuses on applied cryptography, security, and experimental projects. He is also the Head of Research at ZKhack and ZKvalidator. Kobi obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Bar-Ilan University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Tel Aviv University.
Idan Ofrat
Idan brings two decades of experience in software engineering, cyber-security, and product management. Idan was VP R&D and a founding team member at C4 Security, a company that specializes in critical infrastructure protection and was the first to build a SCADA firewall, followed by a successful acquisition by Elbit Systems. Prior to that, Idan served in an elite cybersecurity unit in the Israeli Intelligence, where he led a project that won an Israel Defense Award. Idan is also a big believer in decentralized technologies. He was a co-founder and CTO at Yeloha, a disruptive platform that aimed to decentralize energy trading, and VP of Product at Orbs, a public blockchain for high scale apps. Idan holds a BSc. in Computer Science and Management from Tel Aviv University (Magna Cum Laude).
Shy Datika
Shy Datika is the founder and president of INX, a fully regulated digital asset trading platform for listing and trading cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and their derivatives. INX is the first company in history to file an F1 prospectus with the SEC for a registered security token IPO. Mr. Datika has over 25 years of experience in capital markets, trading, building networks, and technology in the banking and financial industries.