Malta AI & BC Summit 'Spring Edition' Speakers

Mr. Lee started his career in Silicon Valley as a software engineer at Yahoo!, and led the development of the earliest online communities. He graduated from Stanford University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, and was a member of the Mayfield Fellows Program. He earned an EMBA degree from CEIBS in China. Mr. Lee currently serves on the board of Bitcoin Foundation, a non-profit organization that fosters the adoption of bitcoin globally. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, photography, watching movies, and playing poker.

David is an alert analyst of the global technology landscape, applying cycles of accelerating technological change to the needs of high-growth organisations. He has deep understanding of the needs and mechanics of both product marketing, sales development, localisation, and globalisation.

Orban’s vision is at the crossroads of technology and society as defined by their coevolution. There are times when things change fast, and this is one of themTo be able and act from the position where the perspective on this change is accessible is a true privilege.

“What is the question that I should be asking?” is Orban’s motto. Meta-analyses, and meta-rules are the tools of the trade when going breadth first is an advantage. The new renaissance is also about cutting across the limits of deep specialisation. Tolerating high levels of pressure, and frequent mistakes, accelerating cycles of invention and innovation build the new worlds ahead of us.

Alexander Borodich is a Russian serial entrepreneur and venture investor, with more than 100 startups in his portfolio (x8 ROI), a leading expert in the field of innovations and blockchain technologies. The founder of Universa Blockchain – a blockchain protocol and platform for building business applications focused on addressing the issues of the real sector of the economy and public administration.

Miko Matsumura founded crypto exchange Evercoin, and is a General Partner with Gumi Cryptos Capital. He is also a venture partner with BitBull Capital and an advisor to Arrington XRP Capital. He is an advisor to LCX, the Liechtenstein Cryptocurrency Exchange. He is an investor in Pantera Capital. He is personally invested in FileCoin, Brave, CIVIC, Propy, Telegram, Mainframe 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.

Tim Draper is an American venture capital investor, and in 1985, the founder of the firm that would become Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He also founded Draper Associates and Draper University. In July 2014, Draper received wide coverage for his purchase at a US Marshals Service auction of seized Bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace website. He also spent in excess of $5 million to push a ballot initiative to divide California into three smaller states, which has met the signature threshold but was removed from the ballot by a decision in the Supreme Court of California.

Hon. Christopher Fearne was born in Attard, Malta on 12 March 1963.  In April 2016 he was appointed Minister for Health after holding the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Health since April 2014.  Prior to this, Hon. Fearne worked as a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Clinical Chairman at Mater Dei Hospital. He is a Member of Parliament for the ruling Labour Party and was the Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee at the Maltese House of Representatives. Hon. Fearne has worked as a doctor and surgeon for over 29 years.  He received his formal education at St. Aloysius College and at the University of Malta graduating in Medicine and Surgery in 1987, becoming a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.  He worked and studied in a number of children’s hospitals in England, including the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He also lectures students of medicine at the University of Malta. Hon. Fearne was a founding director of the Malta Institute for Medical Education and the chairperson of Celebrities for Kids, a voluntary NGO promoting children’s rights. In July 2017, Hon. Fearne was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.

Brock Pierce is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with an extensive track record of founding, advising and investing in disruptive businesses. He’s credited with pioneering the market for digital currency and has raised more than $5B for companies he has founded. Pierce is the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin (first ICO).

Pierce is a sought-after speaker who has spoken about the power of blockchain technology and decentralization at global events and institutions.

Ali Kassab, awarded CEO of the year by the Dubai Smart SMB Summit 2018, is a self-made businessman and serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience across multinational cloud software companies and digital payment companies. His expertise lies in nurturing and building entrepreneurship ecosystems

His Excellency Khurram Shroff is being awarded a banking and finance excellence award and got honoured to be in the Top 100 Most Powerful and Influential Muslims in Great Britain and the World by Power100. He was also honoured and appointed as the Civilian Sponsor for The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and Pakistan Armed Forces by the Canadian Armed Forces College, Department of Defence, Government of Canada. Khurram is also the Chairman of Imperial Group, a substantial Real Estate Group. In addition, Khurram also started a Blockchain and Crypto Investment Company in 2014 although being involved since 2011 personally and his group is highly respected in the crypto currency and blockchain space. He is an Advisor to the Shroff Private Family Office with roots from Trading from the Indian Subcontinent. He was also a Director in United Nations Association of Canada and the UAE and a former IT security consultant at the UN. He is also the founding member of the first Islamic art museum in Toronto. Canada (Aga Khan Museum). The Shroff family are considered amongst Asia’s oldest art collecting group.