CoinWisdom Sofiathe bitcoin event of SEE

Mike Hearn

Mike Hearn is a Bitcoin developer and is among the people who know all the details about the Bitcoin core protocol. Mike is the creator of the decentralized crowdfunding platform Lighthouse and a former Google engineer. He first used Bitcoin a few months after its initial release in 2009. Mike has a research interest in advanced uses of the Bitcoin protocol, in particular around building out the infrastructure for a completely new financial system. He lives and works in Switzerland.

Marek Palatinus "Slush"

Marek, also known as “Slush”, is the inventor of the bitcoin mining pool concept
and operator of the Slush’s mining pool, designer of the lightweight Stratum
protocol and the core programmer of TREZOR. With nearly 15 years experience in
IT, Marek has co-developed several successful internet startups and has worked as
an enterprise architect for one of the largest banks in Central Europe. Since
his introduction to Bitcoin in 2010, he has dedicated his entire time to
developing useful services and tools that can make bitcoin widely adopted.

Alexander Vasylchenko

Alexander received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Leuven, Belgium in 2010, specializing in RF, antenna and communication systems. From 2005 till 2011 Alexander was working at leading R&D centers in Europe with involvement in top-notch industrial projects for global technology companies such as Samsung, Panasonic, STM, MED-EL, Phonak etc. When the Mycelium Media concept began to crystallize Dr. Vasylchenko was responsible for establishing the Mycelium R&D headquarters in Vienna, Austria in 2011. Now Alexander’s primary job is to manage all the hardware related projects at Mycelium such as the Bitcoincard, Mycelium Entropy and Mycelium Payment System.

Stephan Tual

Stephan is the chief communications officer for Ethereum since January 2014. His current focus is on smart contracts/smart property and the development of decentralized applications deployed on top of a blockchain infrastructure. He is particularly interested in the potential for societal change engendered by users regaining control over both their funds and personal information.
Stephan is the founder and CEO of the world’s first crypto-consultancy, Ursium. He regularly speaks at conferences, community events and meetups, and is the media contact for the Ethereum project.

Rutger van Zuidam

Rutger van Zuidam is an ecommerce entrepreneur and Bitcoin specialist from The Netherlands. He is the founder of Into Bitcoin, which serves as the starting point for business, governmental institutions and NGOs to use and apply Bitcoin, crypto currency and Blockchain technology. He is a co-producer of the recently viral video - BitcoinProperly. He started the first Dutch Bitcoin Café gathering which launched a Bitcoin point-of-sales system for bars and restaurants as well as the official Dutch National Bitcoin Conference. Rutger is a co-founder of the start-up EAZE, the wearable wallet, combining Bitcoin wallets Coinbase and Blockchain.info with Google Glass and smartwatches to provide a frictionless payment solution. His keynote takes beyond the Bitcoin hype and into the Blockchain revolution: The internet of trust.

Petr Kindlmann

Petr Kindlmann is an independent researcher, in the crypto world. He focuses on existing cryptocurrencies 2.0 and anonymous technologies. Petr has been involved in the Nxt community as a writer since 2013. Later he started with contributing reviews to Coins Source news website. As a founder of Nxt Academy he is helping with several university projects in order to educate mainstream population about the cryptocurrencies. He is involved in the CryptoNote project as a PR specialist.

Tim Mitja Zagar

Before got inspired by Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, he co-founded and served as CEO of OpenHours LLC, which is one of the most popular sites in Slovenia with 500.000 monthly users in country with 2 million people. Service has substantial market share in some other European countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

In November 2013 he co-founded Cashila (cashila.com), Bitcoin Payment Gateway, to connect Bitcoin with old Banking world.

Luka Klancir

Luka Klancir is a young entrepreneur with passion towards the Bitcoin technology. Most recent ventures are focused on bringing digital currencies to the region of South-eastern Europe through co-founding of the Croatian Bitcoin Portal which is now one of the central points for information and community in the region. Also included in many activities and projects regarding the startup ecosystem in Croatia, especially around cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin tech. Recently got a Bachelor of Informatics degree in the field of Information Systems.

Pavel Chorbadzhiyski

Pavel is the chairman of the Bulgarian Bitcoin Association and the owner of Bitcoin Bulgaria (bitcoin.bg) – the company behind the first bitcoin ATM in Bulgaria. He is a lifetime member of the Bitcoin Foundation in Washington. Pavel is a Sponsor of Open Transaction (monetas.net) and a member of the the Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (mind.org). He has 10 years experience in several Bulgarian banks and has specialized in banks abroad. Pavel Graduated from the UNWE with a major in international economics relations.

Blagovest Belev

Blagovest is in the management board of the biggest gold bullion dealer and currency exchange operator in Bulgaria  - Tavex Gold&Exchange since the establishment in 2009. His background and interests include monetary history,  Austrian economics and the problems in the current financial system. Blagovest is vice chair and one of the founders of the Bulgarian Bitcoin Association and is the founder of CoinWisdom – a company created to spread the use and popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies. Blagovest has a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria.

Todor Breshkov

Todor Breshkov is one of the Managing Partners of LAUNCHub, a seed fund supporting the most promising entrepreneurs and digital startups in South and Eastern Europe.

Todor’s expertise varies within the areas of Management, Finance, Business Development, VC and entrepreneurship. Todor’s background is in Investment banking achieved as Managing Partner of one of the largest brokerage and corporate finance boutiques in Bulgaria – FFBH and also Member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia (2003 – 2009). Todor was a Member of the Supervisory Board (2003 – 2011) of First Investment Bank, EUR 3 BLN in assets. He is also Partner in the largest real estate fund in Bulgaria.

In his free time, Todor likes all types of outdoor activities, especially with family and friends.

Adrian Iliev

Adriani Iliev – legal adviser and specialist in information legislation and legal processes in digital environment. Works in the field of social law, contracting, associating and ideal goals. Founder of the site for legal information Advocati.org and co-organizer of specialized seminars as ‘Law, Internet and Business’, ‘Digital Security’, ‘Technical Termination of the Underhanded’ and others. Co-author of the site for Free (as in ‘freedom’) technologies SwitchFree.eu and author of numerous publications about legal problems, policy processes and Information Society development.

Yasen Yankov

Yasen is a software engineer, entrepreneur and all-around technology guru. Yasen has over 8 years of software development experience in top tier companies, holds a BS in Computer Systems and Technology from the Technical University Sofia and is solely responsible for managing the development of BitLendingClub. Yasen manages all the aspects of the technical implementation of the platform and serves as the CTO of BitLendingClub.

Peter Ganev

Petar Ganev is a senior economist at the Institute for Market Economics (IME) in Sofia. He is interested in the fields of economic growth, the business cycle, fiscal policy and the role of government in the economy and the free market. He is also an expert in the history of the Austrian School of Economics. Ganev is a board member of the Bulgarian Macroeconomic Association and author of numerous articles in Bulgarian media. He is also responsible for the educational initiatives of IME.

Georgi Ganev

Georgi Ganev is an economist and a program director for economic research at the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since 2003 he is an assistant professor at Sofia University in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. He is in the board of Macroeconomics Association since 2003 and has been the chairman of the board in the period 2005 – 2009.

His interests are in the field of macroeconomics and monetary theory and policy, political economy, economies in transition and economic growth.

Vladislav Dramaliev

Vladislav Dramaliev is a serial Bitcoin entrepreneur. Alumni of the American University in Bulgaria, his background is in European Union policy and international relations. His interests are related to technology, cryptocurrencies and climate change politics. Vladislav is a founding member of the Bulgarian Bitcoin Association and the founder of CoinFixer.com and co-founder of Curex.bg, both providing brokerage and exchange services in Bulgaria.

Georgi Matev

Georgi Matev is an Attorney at Law at Rashev & Partners and is interested in the field of crypto currency, blockchain infrastructure, the legal aspects and regulation framework on a worldwide basis. He is a consultant for incorporation and structuring of a crypto currencies and blockchain business worldwide. His law practice is generally focused in the civil law, especially ICT law and corporate law. He is a member of the Board of directors of the Bulgarian Bitcoin Association. Georgi holds master degree in Law from NBU, Sofia.

Jana Mihaylova

Jana is the owner of accounting services company BSR.bg. She is an expert in the creation of annual bookkeeping statements and has a lot of experience in accounting, tax and labor laws.