Shouhei Ichimiya Principal Global Brain Corporation Shouhei joined Global Brain in 2017 and spends his time on the investment team finding, funding, and supporting early-stage technology companies. Shouhei currently serves as a board observer at Securitize. His previous experience includes being on Sony’s corporate development team where he focused on strategic investments & M&A across Sony’s vast portfolio of business and being a DevOps engineer for Sony PlayStation.
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Miko Matsumura Founder Evercoin #facebookcentralization
Miko Matsumura Founder Evercoin, a crypto exchange Miko is a Limited Partner with the Pantera Capital ICO Fund (a $100M ICO-only fund). He is personally invested in FileCoin, Brave, CIVIC, Propy and Lyft. As chief Evangelist for the Java Language and Platform he participated in the first wave of the Internet, and is now fully engaged in the crypto-fueled Internet of value. As a 25 year operating exec in Silicon Valley, he has raised over $50 million in capital for Open Source startups. He currently advises cryptocurrency startups like WiFiCoin, Guardian Circle (Decentralized Global 911 Emergency Services) and Hub (Decentralizing Professional Social Networking). He is also an LP with Focus Ventures, a firm with over $800M under management, 9 IPOs and 44 exits. He holds an Master’s degree in Neuroscience from Yale University where he worked on abstract computational neural networks. He’s leads the Crypto Underground meetup in San Francisco and is a speaker at the upcoming Token Fest, Keynoting at ICOnference NYC, Blockchain Life in St. Petersburg Russia, Global Blockchain Summit, The Future of Money Summit, and Coin Agenda in Las Vegas.
Facebook Libra Centralization
DISCUSSION: Jeremy Almond CEO PayStand; Shouhei Ichimiya Principal Global Brain Corporation;Rahul Raina CoFounder/CTO TRM; Miko Matsumura Founder Evercoin; MODERATOR: Phil Jeudy Journalist
Guido Apenzeller Chief Product Officer Yubico #simswapprotection
Guido Appenzeller Chief Product Officer Yubico where he focuses on product development and strategy to aid in making strong authentication truly ubiquitous. Prior to Yubico, Appenzeller held several high-level positions including CTO of Cloud and Networking at VMWare, Co-Founder of Big Switch Networks, and Co-Founder and CTO at Voltage Security. With his vast experience leading companies and teams through high-growth phases, Appenzeller also served as Consulting Professor at Stanford where he led team that developed the OpenFlow standard. Appenzeller was named a top Technology Leader on the MIT TR35, a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and M.S. (Diploma) from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Prior to Yubico, Appenzeller held several high-level positions including CTO of Cloud and Networking at VMWare, Co-Founder and CEO of Big Switch Networks, and Co-Founder and CTO at Voltage Security. With his vast experience leading companies and teams through high-growth phases, Appenzeller also served as Consulting Professor at Stanford where he led team that developed the OpenFlow standard.