Simon Telian started his career at Dresdner Bank and subsequently worked for Commerzbank as an Executive Assistant. After holding various positions at Rocket Internet, Würth Group (IBB AG) and Asia Venture Group, he founded his own company in South Africa which he later successfully exited. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Corporate Management & Economics.
Prior to taking the helm as CEO of Advanced Blockchain AG, Simon held several management positions, including Chief Investment Officer of Advanced Blockchain AG and CEO of nakamo.to. Needless to say, Simon played a key role in building the 8-digit investment portfolio of Advanced Blockchain AG.

Dave Kaplan is a seasoned attorney and responsible for ensuring law and compliance at Advanced Blockchain AG. Dave earned a B.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from Rutgers Law University. Dave is also a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Dave spent the first decade of his legal career at Kenyon & Kenyon, a prestigious law firm in New York that is now part of Hunton Andrews Kurth, where he represented clients such as Sony, Volkswagen, Lenovo, Olympus, Toyota, and GE Healthcare in matters involving a wide range of technologies.

Rüdiger Andreas Günther is one of Germany‘s most experienced corporate leaders with a notable career trajectory. He commenced his professional journey as an investment banker at the Continental Bank of Chicago. Throughout his career, he has held noteworthy leadership positions, including CFO and CEO roles at CLAAS, CFO positions at Infineon Technologies (DAX listed), Arcandor, and a tenure at Jenoptik. His most recent role was serving as the CEO of Francotyp-Postalia. Rüdiger's career highlights include achieving significant sales growth at CLAAS, driving the company's revenue to almost 5 billion euro and being honored as "CFO of the Year" by Finance Magazine.

Klaus Rainer Kirchhoff, born in Oldenburg/i. O., is a renowned expert in the field of financial communication and strategy. He graduated in law in 1983 and practiced law in Hamburg until 2022. In 1994, he founded his own successful company, which he later sold to Team Farner Holding in 2022. He now serves as Chairman of Kirchhoff Consult AG, a global leader in annual report consultancy and design, IPOs, investor relations, and ESG strategy consultancy. With extensive experience, he has guided 72 companies through IPOs and worked with leading DAX-listed companies, the German government, and more. Klaus is also an author of 12 books and a sought-after speaker, delivering lectures and participating in panels worldwide. He is advising AB on capital market communications, strategy and investor relations.

Sebastian Markowsky is an experienced investment banker and skilled dealmaker in the fintech industry, and has a proven track record advising top blockchain and software companies on securing global deals. In the past, Markowsky has worked for several notable venture capital firms and banks, including GP Bullhound, Blockchain Valley Ventures, and Deutsche Bank. He currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Executive Vice President at the American firm Coinsource - the world leader in banking-grade Bitcoin ATMs compliance software solutions. He is advising AB on accelerating the development of new business areas as well as investor communication.

Håkan Saltin is a serial entrepreneur with a 30-year track record of building successful ventures including CLX Communications which is now listed as Sinch on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and CTO of Radtonics, a leading private 5G provider, leveraging his extensive experience in telecommunications. He holds a master's in computer science and has pursued further studies at Stanford University, enriching his knowledge and expertise in technology development.

Marcel Tyrell, Ph.D., is a distinguished researcher in Banking and Finance with a strong focus on blockchain and decentralized systems. He currently holds the Chair of Economics at Witten/Herdecke University and serves as a guest Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance. Marcel's academic journey exemplifies a long-standing research track record in blockchain technologies and digitalisation of economies and societies. He is also member of the supervisory board of Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft (Germany).

Olav Sorenson (Ph.D.) is a renowned researcher in the fields of business and entrepreneurship. Olav has extensive knowledge of crowdfunding, startups, and venture capital strategies. Olav is a part of the Dean’s Management Council and Senior Administration at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he serves as Joseph Jacobs Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies; Professor of Strategy; Faculty Research Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He was awarded the 2018 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research for his work.

Marek Kotewicz has been actively involved in the blockchain space since 2014. He was a software engineer for the Ethereum Foundation and worked on the first Ethereum implementation. Towards the end of 2015, he joined Parity Technologies to further shape the Ethereum ecosystem. Since then, he has helped build several projects, including Parity Ethereum, Parity Bitcoin, and Polkadot.