NFT.NYC 2024 First Speaker Announcement for the Community Track

Today we are announcing the first 50 Community Track Speakers who will take the stage to share their knowledge and experience at NFT.NYC 2024 (Times Square and Hudson Yards, April 3-5).

NFTs create Community. Now, with the rise of AI, personal identity and the ability to verify who someone says they are is becoming more critical than ever. Can NFTs help us face challenges around identity verification and "Proof of Personhood"?

Join us in April as our Community Track Speakers cover this as well as these other Community topics pertaining to NFTs:

• Personal Identity on the Blockchain with NFTs
• NFT Certifications and Awards
• Education
• NFTs for Good
• Sustainability
• Building Community

5 Speakers who will be discussing Personal Identity on the Blockchain with NFTs:

Maika Isogawa
CEO - Webacy

Maika is the CEO of Webacy - building a safer web3 for everyone. Webacy develops infrastructure and smart contracts to better manage digital assets for the unexpected. Webacy is strictly non-custodial and no-access (no seed phrases, private keys, or passwords).

Maika is also a former professional acrobat and performer for the Cirque Du Soleil brand of shows. She attended Stanford University and specialized in Artificial Intelligence. Maika was most recently a Cybersecurity Engineer for Microsoft. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister.

Mark Shut
Founder - Web3Ready

Mark Shut is a startup founder, educator, and content creator for all things NFTs. Mark is passionate about the opportunities that NFT technologies have to offer in further advancing the internet. Mark has been in the NFT and Web3 space for about 5 years. Mark’s startup, Web3Ready, focuses on onboarding, educating, and strategizing with individuals as well as brands about NFTs, Crypto, the Metaverse, and Web3. With over 4 years experience in this space, Mark focuses on educating and training brands through high-quality content that is easily digestible. In addition to being the founder of Web3Ready, Mark is the Director of Admin Affairs for Texas Blockchain Council, Founder and President of the Southern Methodist University Blockchain Club, and Investment Scout for Plutus21 Capital.

Sara McCarter
Head of Growth - Vennity

Sara is a powerhouse who made a huge pivot from being a successful independent makeup artist with commercial brands and short films to becoming an NFT enthusiast and the Head of Growth for Vennity. In her Seattle home town she is well known as a web3 thought leader and consultant with a superpower of connecting the community and advocating for a better world through the use of disruptive technologies. She has helped lead and organize several valuable events and conferences including NFT Seattle, Offchain Seattle, Founders Live: Web3 Edition, World Bitcoin Pizza Day, TF Labs monthly Speaker Events, and more.

Auph
Founder - xLeap

With a decade-long career in tech (in both web2 and web3), product management, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurship, Leon Low has proven himself to be a business-minded innovator. His work spans across the Asia Pacific region, demonstrating substantial execution and leadership skills. 

In his professional experience in web3, Leon has significantly contributed to the global web3 discourse as a regular speaker at renowned events such as NFT.London, NFT.NYC, and MetaJam Summit Singapore. His efforts are devoted to advocating for the adoption and innovation of web3 technology. 

Passionate about building web3 products, Leon has over 5 years of experience in web3, leading technology innovation and product management from 0-1. He has launched several web3 products involving decentralized social, NFT staking, on/off-chain loyalty systems and is an advisor for several NFT communities.

Simon Grunfeld
Head of Product - Ulys Holdings

18 years in Fintech; a former registered commodity trading advisor with the NFA, launched numerous trading and execution platforms in the US and overseas. Been in blockchain since 2014, and have launched exchanges, custody solutions, liquidity aggregators and compliance solutions in different global markets. NFTs have been a part of my vocabulary for the past 3+ years, with focus primarily on the utility of non-fungible tokens.

Round 1 Community Track Speakers

View all approved NFT.NYC 2024 Community Track Speakers at NFT.NYC/Speakers

1. Adi Sideman - Revel.xyz - @didisimon
2. Artwolf - Fort Gallery NFT - @VeeeeColeman
3. ashytyn.eth - Digital Ink - @ashtyn_eth
4. Auph - XLEAP Labs - @auph
5. Brooks Gallery - @Brooksgallery1
6. Cai Felip - Union Avatars - @caicrucial
7. Carl - Altswitch - @CarlAltswitch
8. Charles Brigham - 1mind.io - @Microwallet1
9. Chris Castig - Console - @castig
10. coinbilly - Random Character Collective - @coinbilly_
11. Corey (Jayohcee) Jocko - Jayohcee - @iamjayohcee
12. Don Ruiz - Trust Machines - @druiz10
13. Eve - Apple Tree Meditation 
14. Eyal Arndt - Pudgy Penguins - @Berko_Crypto
15. Harrison Seletsky - SPACE ID - @SpaceIDProtocol
16. Instylus - DgenzNFT - @dgenznft
17. Jake Gallen - Emblem Vault - @jakegallen_
18. Jhefri With an H - WhyTfNot - @jhefrime
19. Juliana Mota - TheJanaNFT - @thejananft
20. K&J Robots Co. - K&J Robots Co - @k_jrobotsco
21. Larry Dvoskin - Provenonce Professional
22. Lesmo.ETH - Anti SAT - @lesmonova
23. Louisa Lu - Communityone - @pokercow135
24. Mark Lee - SynFutures - @markjoonlee
25. Mark Shut - Web3Ready - @web3_ready
26. Marz - Web3 Uncovered
27. Matt Wurst - Kazm
28. Maika Isogawa - Webacy - @maikaisogawa
29. MxMyA - Taxir - @MxMyA_
30. NFTignition - Generational Health - @NFTignition
31. RealCatz - Galactic Gaylords - @RealCatzCatting
32. Ron Rivers - SpiritDAO - @riversmind
33. s0meone_u_know - Stoned Tigers - @s0meone_u_know
34. Sam Simmons - MintPass - @JimmySwagNFT
35. Sara McCarter - Vennity - @NFTeaVIP
36. Shubzy Baker - @shubzybaker
37. Simon Grunfeld - Ulys Holdings - @simongrunfeld
38. Snajkoteka - Everything Belgrade - @SnajkaDeMadre
39. Stefania Barbaglio - Cassiopeia Services and FinancialFox - @stefixy
40. Steve Ryan - Freedom - @steveryanonline
41. terriblyexcited - rainbow handshake - @terriblyexcited
42. The NFT Professor - Digital Financial Aid Corporation - @langehigh
43. The Soulless Pirate - Shibui Labs - @Shibui_Jonny
44. TheFanNJ - Coaches 101 A NJ Non-Profit - @omardyer
45. Trish Kane - Healerverse - @healerverse
46. Tom DeCicco - Quarter Machine - @TomOverChaplin
47. TS Cass - Vybz - @Cass_TSdrone
48. Vans_Cmkro - Moms Talk Crypto - @vans_cmkro
49. Wen López - Virtua - @wenlopezn
50. Zoe Nawar - The Giving Block - @zoenawar

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