James (Jim) Lee serves as the Chief, Criminal Investigation. In this position, he oversees a worldwide staff of approximately 3,100 employees, including 2,100 special
agents in 20 Field Offices and 11 foreign countries. He leads and oversees some of the most significant investigations of financial crimes involving tax, money laundering, public
corruption, cyber, ID theft, narcotics and terrorist-financing. Prior to this assignment, Jim’s executive positions included serving as the Deputy Chief of CI, Director of Field
Operations-North, Director of Field Operations-South, Director of Strategy and Executive Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office. Jim has a Bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University.

John (“Jack”) Ehlers is Bitstamp’s general manager for Europe and chief operating officer for the corporate group. With over thirty-years of international business experience in Asia, Europe and the United States, Mr Ehlers has spent the last 18 years in developing alternatives to traditional financial services in electronic money, alternative payment methods and crypto-based payments. His work at PayPal, Alipay, and PPRO included successful new bank licensing and authorizations as e-money and payment institutions. Beyond compliance and licensing, Mr Ehlers has held executive roles in general management, business development and product strategy. Before Bitstamp, Mr Ehlers was Chief Product Officer at PPRO Europe S.A. He lives and works in Luxembourg.

Christoffer is leading the Web3 strategy and experimentation at Bang & Olufsen. Since February 2022 he has held the position as Senior Vice President, Business Development at Bang & Olufsen focusing on development of new business models as well as strategic partnerships and brand collaborations. Previous to current position Christoffer has held a number of commercial and product related positions within Bang & Olufsen and among others been responsible for the Bang & Olufsen product portfolio from 2016 to 2021 and responsible for region Europe from 2012-2016. Prior to joining Bang & Olufsen Christoffer worked in different positions within commercial development, transformation and strategy at GN ReSound from 2005-2011.

Nils Andersen-Röed is the deputy Head of Financial Crimes Compliance at Binance. In this role he is responsible for the team that processes Law Enforcement Requests (Case Team), the Special Investigations team, the Law Enforcement Training team and the SAR Investigations team. Prior to this role he was the Head of Investigations EMEA of the Binance Special Investigations team. This team focuses on external investigations with the purpose of identifying bad actors that attempt to commit crimes on Binance’s platforms and to protect users’ funds, as well as proactively supporting law enforcement agencies with their investigations.

Before joining Binance he worked as a specialist at the Europol Dark Web Team. During his time at Europol he coordinated and supported global law enforcement operations against criminality on the dark web such as the take downs of various illegal marketplaces and many other global actions against administrators, vendors and buyers on the dark web. Before his role at Europol, Nils was the Project Leader of the Dark Web Unit of the Dutch National Police. He was also the Project Leader of Operation Bayonet, leading to the takeover and takedown of the dark web marketplaces Hansa Market and Alphabay.

Previously, after receiving his Master of Criminal Investigation degree, he has been working at the Central Criminal Investigations division of the Dutch National Police. Prior to joining the Police he received his Master’s degree in Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and he has been working as a network professional in the private sector.

Shira Brezis is the CEO and co-founder of Redefine. Founded in 2021, Redefine focuses on security technology for institutional users in the Defi space. Prior to that, Shira gained extensive cyber security experience working for the Israeli government for over a decade. She has been involved in the Crypto sphere since 2012, and in 2018, founded the FinTech labs in the technology department of the Israeli Prime Minister’s office. Shira has a PhD. in the field of Law and Economics from The University of Chicago Law School and an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, majoring in finance.

Joey is a Director of Xapo and Head of Regulatory Affairs. He considered as one of the pioneers for the regulation of the virtual currency and distributed ledger technology space and was recognised by Chambers&Partners as one of the top 12 lawyers in the world in this space in the first ever Global ranking as well as being a band 1 lawyer Chambers Fintech ranked lawyer. He is a specialist consultant to the United Nations where he works with the UNODC on the assessment and training of authorities around the South East Asia Region.

He has acted for a number of the largest groups in the world in this space, and represented Xapo on the Diem association.Joey is also a member of the prestigious global Wharton Reg@Tech think tank which brings together fintech academics and Regulators from around the world to discuss issues and current developments in the sector. He is a founding member of the European think tank (thinkBlocktank) established in Luxembourg which is also a member of INATBA (International association for trusted blockchain applications). He has also worked on defi regulatory developments around the world and contributed to the UK Law Society on the Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Guidance publication. He chaired the specialised industry technical working group seeking to provide a working solution for the industry for the published FATF recommendations in respect of the Travel Rule, and was also invited to the International think tank ‘Global Blockchain Convergence’ as part of the steering committee, which has developed a ‘market integrity’ standard for regulated VASP’s.

Finally, Joey is an appointed University lecturer on the subject of DLT regulation for legal students

Amit Levin, former head of the economic department in the cyber department of the State Attorney’s Office, the State of Israel. As part of his position, Amit handled money laundering and terror financing cases in the State of Israel which involved cryptocurrencies. Amit accompanied investigations by Israeli law enforcement of the State of Israel which led to a forfeiture of virtual currencies in millions of shekels and to the sanctions against the holders of the wallets. Amit is active in various committees of the Israel Bar Association on the issues of preventing money laundering and tax payment in the field of virtual currencies.

Gavin Heckles is a senior manager within the UK’s National Crime Agency with twenty years’ experience in tackling serious and organised crime. Specialising in digital capability building in law enforcement, he is now leading the development of a Digital Asset Team which will improve the agency’s capacity and capability when investigating the criminal use of virtual assets.

Will Lyne is currently the Head of Intelligence at the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit
(NCCU), leading a range of intelligence teams that lead, support and coordinate the Law Enforcement
cybercrime response in the UK.

Will has worked in Law Enforcement over 12 years. From 2011 to 2013, Will worked in Afghanistan
delivering counter narcotics investigations with local, military and international partners, before joining
the NCCU in 2013. From 2016 to 2020, Will was an International Liaison Officer assigned to the FBI’s
Cyber Division in Washington D.C. Will is experienced in the field of cyber investigations, leading on a
number of high profile cyber case covering money laundering, fraud, kidnap & extortion and computer
misuse.

Will is a 2008 Graduate of University College London and a 2018 Graduate of the Johns Hopkins School
of Advanced International Studies.

Borja Pastor is a senior manager with over 20 years of experience in combatting organized crime at Europol. He has a proven track record in handling critical cases involving financial crimes. Borja’s expertise comes from his previous work as a Law Enforcement Senior Officer in specialized units countering organized crime and money laundering with the Spanish Guardia Civil. He now supports EU MS by leveraging his experience. Borja believes in targeting the economic base of criminal organizations as the most effective way to combat organized crime. He has managed hundreds of investigations and found that blocking financial support yields better results. Borja acknowledges that new technologies and assets, including cryptocurrencies, have changed the organized crime ecosystem’s paradigm, but they should not hinder the asset recovery rate.

‘Colonel Gian Luca Berruti from the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency is an Experienced MBA Manager subject expert in Cryptocurrencies Analysis, Computer forensic and Machine Learning. He was Head of cyber-investigative units since 20 years being a military commander of Italian Guardia di Finanza with a demonstrated history of success in the economic-financial international cybercrime tackle and project management. At the moment he is working, as a special charge as a head of Unit, in building up the new Italian National Authority for Cybersecurity that is encharged of protecting the cyberspace and rising-up the national cyber resilience’.

Cristian, Co-founder and CEO of OMNIA, leads a groundbreaking blockchain infrastructure company dedicated to providing secure, compliant, and privacy-centric infrastructure for Web3 and fintechs. He is internationally recognized for his academic research and expertise in privacy, distributed ledger technologies, encryption algorithms, cloud security, and cryptography. He earned his Ph.D. in privacy-enhancing technologies from the Military Technical Academy in Bucharest.

Before co-founding OMNIA, Cristian served as a cybersecurity specialist at the Advanced Cyber Security Technologies CoE division within the Romanian Ministry of Defense. He also trained personnel from the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) on cybersecurity and related subjects. During his tenure at certSIGN, a prominent certification authority, Cristian developed remote signing solutions and key management systems for PKI infrastructures.

As a speaker, advisor, mentor, privacy advocate, and angel investor, Cristian plays an active role in the Web3 ecosystem, making a significant impact on the industry.

Niels Obbink (1965) has been employed as General Director of the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) since February 2021. Initially as part of an interim job performance from ABDTOPConsult, as from 1 October 2021 in permanent service.

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Reinier works on tackling crime involving virtual assets for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service for over five years and has been involved in and has advised on numerous investigations and cases. Currently he is coordinating the setup of a virtual asset team for the prosecution service.

Chen Arad is Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer of Solidus Labs. Named by Citigroup category-definer for crypto market surveillance, Solidus Labs offers HALO – the first comprehensive, testable and automated crypto and DeFi-native market integrity hub. Crypto firms, DeFi platforms, financial institutions and government agencies globally rely on Solidus’ technology to enable the merits of digital assets, while mitigating their new risks.

Arad leads Solidus Labs’ market engagement and communications strategy, working closely with the firm’s regulatory and strategic partners to proactively promote integrity standards in the digital asset industry. He is a Founding Advisory Council Member and Market Integrity Chair of Global Digital Finance, where he led the development of a market integrity code of conduct for the crypto industry. A winner of the New York Department of Financial Services’ Virtual Asset supervision Tech Sprint, Arad founded the Solidus-initiated Annual Digital Asset Compliance and Market Integrity Forum and the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition, and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Digital Asset Task Force.

Adrian joined HMRC’s Economic Crime Strategy Unit in 2022 to formalise the Fraud Investigation Service’s Strategic response to the use of technology in Money Laundering. Whist cryptoassets are a key component of his thematic lead, Adrian is also responsible for various other emerging technologies which could be exploited by fraudsters, including Electronic Money Institutions and the Metaverse. He has previously held roles across the UK Civil Service in Counter Terrorism and Serious and Organised Crime directorates, designing and implementing Strategic Action Plans and successfully translating these into real world delivery.

Michael Gronager is Co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. As CEO, Michael is responsible for running all facets of the business in order to provide leading anti-money laundering and investigative services for government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions. Prior to founding Chainalysis, Michael was the Co-founder and COO of Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Michael also holds a PhD in Quantum Mechanics from the Technical University of Denmark. Michael serves on the Board of a Top500 Supercomputer Center and is a founding member of the Working Group for the 5th European AML Directive (5MLD).

Jonathan Levin is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company. In his role as CSO, he is responsible for designing long-term strategic initiatives that help government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions investigate illicit activity, comply with regulations, and mitigate risk through anti-money laundering technology and education. Jonathan is regularly called upon to testify for the U.S. Congress and other government hearings on the emerging risks and opportunities in cryptocurrencies. He is also a mentor for the Techstars Alchemist Blockchain accelerator.

Prior to Chainalysis, he was the CEO of Coinometrics, which provided the first dashboard of blockchain intelligence. He was also a postgraduate economist at the University of Oxford, where he researched cryptocurrencies.

Jonathan holds a BSC in Economics from Bristol University and Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Oxford. He lives in New York.

Caroline leads the public policy team globally for Chainalysis. Drawing on Chainalysis’ unique data analytics and tools, she work with clients from the public and private sectors to understand developments in digital asset markets and their intersect with global regulatory trends and requirements. In addition, she works closely with internal teams to ensure that the right data and tools are being surfaced and built to meet the future needs of these industry stakeholders.

Caroline was previously the founding Head of the OECD’s Global Blockchain Policy Centre, from 2018 to 2021, working on a diverse range of blockchain-related policy issues, such as fintech, competition policy, data governance, and supply chain transparency. In 2019, she co-led the Financial Stability Board’s workstream on decentralised fintech, and also established the OECD’s Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board, bringing together more than 100 experts from across the world in government, industry, academia and civil society. In 2020, Caroline was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, and was a judge in the G20 techsprint hackathon. In 2022, she was a finalist in the Global Australian Awards.

Caroline’s career began as a lawyer to the Australian government before she joined the OECD in 2010, to work on international tax transparency issues. She went on to set up the OECD-UNDP Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative and then became the advisor to the OECD’s Head of Tax during the OECD/G20 BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Project. During this time, Caroline became more interested in the impact of emerging technologies on policy frameworks and began the first global study of the tax treatment of crypto-currencies.

Erin Plante is VP of Investigations and Special Programs at Chainalysis, leading investigations and research efforts worldwide with both public and private sectors. She’s spent over 17 years in cybersecurity, building solutions to investigate cyber crimes, monitor suspicious activity and tackle risk while working with tightly regulated industries in the highest risk locations. Erin has also worked on several corruption investigations including in Africa and Hong Kong.

Outside of her role at Chainalysis, Erin is a Member of the Program Faculty for the New York Bar Association’s Cutting-Edge Technology series and a regular speaker at forensic technology conferences. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Craig is part of our investigation team within EMEA, working closely with EMEA customers on their investigative challenges and is focused on providing opportunities to achieve operational outcomes. Craig is a former Detective Inspector who served in both South Wales Police and more recently as the Head of Cyber Crime within the Southern Wales Regional Organised Crime Unit. Craig was responsible for a number of high profile cyber crime and dark web investigations that led to criminal convictions and significant cryptocurrency seizures. Craig also developed and implemented a mainstream training and development pathway for crypto currency within the Southern Wales Region.

Phil is the Head of Investigations for Chainalysis International, responsible for coordinating and delivering our investigation solutions to customers across EMEA and APAC. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Phil was a Senior Manager in the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) at the NCA. Phil has been investigating cryptocurrency-related crime since 2014, leading multiple high-profile ransomware, product contamination, money laundering and dark net market investigations. As the NCA’s cryptocurrency lead, Phil formulated seizure guidance and introduced policy regarding the use of Reactor.

Ian Andrews is Chief Marketing Officer at Chainalysis and host of the podcast Public Key. In this role Ian is helping crypto businesses, financial institutions and government agencies make the world of cryptocurrency safe for everyone. Prior to Chainalysis, Ian held leadership positions at market defining startups including Pivotal Software, Aster Data, and Opsware.

Pratima is a revenue-generating, product strategy, tech-loving mastermind who is delivering Chainalysis’ blockchain data platform to customers globally. A self-proclaimed geek, she loves to solve the toughest customer problems with simple and intuitive solutions. Pratima has worked with SalesForce and Atlassian and sits on the board of Digitalocean.

Alex Cable is Area VP of West-EMEA at Chainalysis, leading go-to-market in the region across both public and private sectors. She’s spent the last three decades in technology, and the last 15 years in SaaS and digital transformation.

Bas Lemmens is SVP & GM International, at Chainalysis and joined in November 2021. Prior to Chainalysis Bas was VP and General Manager of VMware’s Modern Applications Business Unit in EMEA, which developed and sold the Tanzu portfolio of products and services. Bas was GM and VP of EMEA at Pivotal Software before the company was acquired by VMware in December 2019.

Bas has over 23 years of experience in the IT industry and is known for his passion for combining business and software. Following his studies in Automation and Computer Science in the Netherlands, he worked as an officer for the Royal Netherlands Airforce in several functions; his last role was the Head of Communication and Information Systems. Before joining Pivotal in 2015, he was a Managing Director at Smart Capital Network. This boutique Venture Capital firm invested in young Dutch startups (seed capital funding) with disruptive innovations and game-changing potential in their markets. He was the General Manager EMEA for Acision, Senior Vice President of Sales EMEA for Logica (CGI) based in Italy, where he increased revenue for assigned existing clients in Europe, Russia and South Africa.

Roger Brown is an experienced international tax and financial institutions tax lawyer who currently focuses on the crypto ecosystem. Roger is Global Head of Tax Strategy for Chainalysis, Inc. Chainalysis is a blockchain data company that serves the needs of governments, financial institutions, and other companies for transactions involving blockchain technology and digital assets.

Among Roger’s previous roles, Roger was Global Head of Tax for Lukka, a software company that designs tax and accounting solutions for transactions involving digital assets. Roger also worked for nearly a decade in the national office of the IRS writing regulations, rulings, and other guidance, while also assisting field agents in their audits. Roger spent a similar period as a technical partner in Ernst & Young’s financial services & institutions practice, while also serving FinTech and blockchain clients of EY — globally. Prior to EY, Roger gained a deep understanding of the US tax withholding and reporting rules as a partner in a law firm that was the leader in that space: Burt, Staples & Maner (BSM).

Having been a part of high-growth disruptive companies like Salesforce, VMware, and OutSystems for more than 20 years, Sean has passionate perspectives on technology that shakes and shapes the world. He is currently pouring his energy into leading product marketing at Chainalysis and the company’s mission of bringing trust to the future of global finance.

Jarno Laatikainen is the Head of Crypto Incident Response at Chainalysis. His team is working on biggest and the most complex crypto hack and theft cases in the industry on daily basis. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Jarno worked 14 years in Law Enforcement and last 8 years on cryptocurrency related investigations at Finnish Customs and Europol. During those years he was investigating Dark Web, Hack, Ransomware, Money Laundering and Scam related cases.

Danielle E. Davis is Head of Corporate Development at Chainalysis. In this role, Danielle focuses on strategic growth opportunities through M&A and strategic partnerships.. Prior to Chainalysis, Danielle served as Chief M&A Counsel at IHS Markit (now part of S&P Global), assisting with the firm’s global mergers and acquisitions strategy and execution. Before IHS Markit, Danielle served as M&A counsel at Nielsen and spent several years in private practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius.

Valeria Kennedy is the Head of International Intel Investigations at Chainalysis, where she leads a team of best-in-class cryptocurrency investigators. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Valeria worked in private sector and academic institutions, serving as an expert in disinformation, the post-Soviet space, and policy. Valeria began her career in cryptocurrency in 2019 in Compliance at a US-based cryptocurrency exchange.