Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director @ Impossible Cloud Network

Sebastian Pfeiffer is the Senior Director of web3 Growth at Impossible Cloud Network, where he is responsible for developing and implementing the company's growth strategy. His focus includes designing decentralized business architecture, tokenomics, legal frameworks, and stakeholder alignment.

Before joining Impossible Cloud, Sebastian was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), specializing in strategy development and execution for globally recognized companies across various industries, with a focus on social impact and industrial goods. He holds dual Master of Science degrees in Strategy and Corporate Development from Aalto University and Universität zu Köln.

LinkedIn:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-pfeiffer/

Sebastian Pfeiffer, Managing Director @ Impossible Cloud Network

Sebastian Pfeiffer is the Senior Director of web3 Growth at Impossible Cloud Network, where he is responsible for developing and implementing the company's growth strategy. His focus includes designing decentralized business architecture, tokenomics, legal frameworks, and stakeholder alignment.

Before joining Impossible Cloud, Sebastian was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), specializing in strategy development and execution for globally recognized companies across various industries, with a focus on social impact and industrial goods. He holds dual Master of Science degrees in Strategy and Corporate Development from Aalto University and Universität zu Köln.

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-pfeiffer/

Sean (Xiang) Ren, CEO and Co-Founder of Sahara AI

Sean is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sahara AI, a decentralized AI blockchain platform for a collaborative economy. Backed by top investors in AI and Crypto, including Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, Samsung Next, Matrix Partners, and many more, Sahara AI has raised over $40 million to advance decentralized AI. Today, Sahara AI is trusted by 35+ leading tech innovators and research institutions, such as Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, Character AI, and Snapchat. Additionally, Sean is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair at the University of Southern California, where he is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Intelligence and Knowledge Discovery (INK) Research Lab. At Allen Institute for AI, Sean contributes to machine common sense research. Prior, Sean was a Data Science Advisor at Snapchat. He completed his PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Sean has received many awards recognizing his research and innovation in the AI space including the WSDM Test of Time Paper Award, Samsung AI Researcher of 2023, MIT TR Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 Under 30, and more.

• Personal Site: https://www.seanre.com/

• Twitter: @xiangrenNLP

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xren7

Sean (Xiang) Ren, CEO and Co-Founder of Sahara AI

Sean is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sahara AI, a decentralized AI blockchain platform for a collaborative economy. Backed by top investors in AI and Crypto, including Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, Polychain Capital, Sequoia Capital, Samsung Next, Matrix Partners, and many more, Sahara AI has raised over $40 million to advance decentralized AI. Today, Sahara AI is trusted by 35+ leading tech innovators and research institutions, such as Microsoft, Amazon, MIT, Character AI, and Snapchat. Additionally, Sean is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair at the University of Southern California, where he is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Intelligence and Knowledge Discovery (INK) Research Lab. At Allen Institute for AI, Sean contributes to machine common sense research. Prior, Sean was a Data Science Advisor at Snapchat. He completed his PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Sean has received many awards recognizing his research and innovation in the AI space including the WSDM Test of Time Paper Award, Samsung AI Researcher of 2023, MIT TR Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 Under 30, and more.

• Personal Site: https://www.seanre.com/

• Twitter: @xiangrenNLP

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xren7

Bhaji Illuminati is a visionary growth leader with a proven track record of scaling early-stage tech companies into market-leading brands. As CMO of Centrifuge, she is driving the adoption of real-world assets on-chain, positioning Centrifuge at the forefront of the RWA movement. Previously, at Dragonboat, she grew the team from 5 to 40 in a year and secured $12M in funding led by Insight Partners. At Taulia, her strategies helped pave the way for its $1B acquisition by SAP. Bhaji’s expertise spans go-to-market strategy, organizational scaling, and navigating complex ecosystems to drive growth and impact. Beyond work, she founded GLOW, a network connecting women executives in Los Angeles, and enjoys life in Venice, California, with her husband and two daughters.

Bhaji Illuminati is a visionary growth leader with a proven track record of scaling early-stage tech companies into market-leading brands. As CMO of Centrifuge, she is driving the adoption of real-world assets on-chain, positioning Centrifuge at the forefront of the RWA movement. Previously, at Dragonboat, she grew the team from 5 to 40 in a year and secured $12M in funding led by Insight Partners. At Taulia, her strategies helped pave the way for its $1B acquisition by SAP. Bhaji’s expertise spans go-to-market strategy, organizational scaling, and navigating complex ecosystems to drive growth and impact. Beyond work, she founded GLOW, a network connecting women executives in Los Angeles, and enjoys life in Venice, California, with her husband and two daughters.

Cecilia Hsueh is the co-founder and CEO of Morph, the global consumer layer for driving blockchain adoption. A serial entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience building consumer-focused companies, she previously led crypto exchange Phemex to achieve $5B in daily trading volume. Before entering Web3, she ran a successful market research firm advising Fortune 500 companies on consumer strategy and built a direct-to-consumer sportswear brand. Cecilia is passionate about building inclusive web3 ecosystems for the mass market.

Cecilia Hsueh is the co-founder and CEO of Morph, the global consumer layer that drives blockchain adoption. A serial entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience building consumer-focused companies, she previously led crypto exchange Phemex to achieve $5B in daily trading volume. Before entering Web3, she ran a successful market research firm advising Fortune 500 companies on consumer strategy and built a direct-to-consumer sportswear brand. Cecilia is passionate about building inclusive web3 ecosystems for the mass market.