AdvisorsSimon Cocking
Senior Editor at Irish Tech News - with over 710,000 unique
monthly views, Editor in Chief at CryptoCoinNews, and freelances for
Sunday Business Post, Irish Times, Southern Star, IBM, G+D, and others.
Simon is a top ranked member of the ‘People of Blockchain’ (currently ranked at #1 /
18,000). He is also a business mentor and advisor working with 100+ successful ICOs to date.
He also been named many global Twitter influencer lists in the last 12 months.
He is an accomplished public speaker at events including TEDx, Web Summit, Dublin
Tech Summit, and overseas in Dubai, Singapore, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Tbilisi, Riga,
Porto, Dublin and Helsinki in the last 12 months.
Simon has been based in Ireland for over 22 years and has cofounded or founded
seven successful companies.
Daniel Heller
Regulatory Affairs
Daniel has been associated with the Peterson Institute for
International Economics since January 2017 as a visiting fellow. Before joining the Institute, he was
head of financial stability at the Swiss National Bank, head of the Secretariat of the Committee on
Payment and Settlement Systems at the Bank for International Settlements, and executive director
for Switzerland, Poland, Serbia, Azerbaijan, and four Central Asian republics at the International
Monetary Fund.
Daniel received his PhD from the University of Bern and was a research fellow at Stanford
University. His current research focuses on the impact of emerging digital technologies such as
blockchain on the financial sector, financial stability, and central banking.
Irina Travina
A Chairman of Russian software developers’ Association “SibAcademSoft”
http://sibakademsoft.comA member of Supervisory and Expert Council of the «Technopark of
Novosibirsk Academgorodok»
https://academpark.com/enA member of strategic planning group of the Novosibirsk State University
https://english.nsu.ruA member of the Coordinating Council on Information Resources, Technologies and
Communication at the International Association “Siberian Accord”
http://www.sibacc.ru/enCo-founder of the internationally known developer company of computer games and simulators
«SoftLab-NSK» LLP. Computer games Hard Truck, Hard Truck-2 and Hard Truck-3 according to the
Next Generation web portal rating in 2006 become the first Russian project in the top 100 best
selling games of the XXI century. The company develops and produces own solutions for
automation of TV, cable and internet broadcasting. More than 2500 TV studios and internet
providers from Russia and abroad have selected the solutions for Digital TV.
Michael E. Bryant, MA, MBA, CPA, CBE
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Michael is the CEO of Blockchain Ventures International, CEO of ICO
Management Ltd, CEO & Publisher of “Blockchain Daily News”
(
www.blockchainChimp.com), Executive Member of The Blockchain Council,
and President of Bryant Trust Ltd.
He additionally serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Boards for the Digital
Currency (DCC) ICO, the Greek Food Corridors (GFC) ICO, the Cargo Coin (CRGO) ICO, and the
Decibels (DCBL) ICO, as well as an Advisory Board member for the IPCHAIN Database (IP) ICO, the
Double land game ICO, the Lightcash ICO, and the Bbiller ICO.
Michael serves as an Adjunct Professor of “International Accounting” and “International Corporate
Finance” in the Masters in International Business program at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics,
and as a guest lecturer on Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies at the Moscow University of
Finance & Law (MFUA).
In addition to acquiring eleven late stage companies during his career, with revenues ranging from
$2 million to $120 million, Michael was the founder of six startup companies, with activities ranging
from 4-D Printing and online mining supply, to Education & Training and Musician Promotion. He is
a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and a Certified Blockchain Expert (CBE).
Michael began his career in 1982 with a BSc. in Finance & Accounting from the University of South
Carolina, after serving as a White House Intern in the Ronald Reagan administration. During his
career he furthered his education by earning a MBA in International Business from Georgia State
University, and a MA in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at
Harvard University and Tufts University.
