Product and business development executive with 20+ years leading product commercialization for emerging technology in e-commerce, telecom, payments and blockchain. Multi-disciplined with experience spanning development to commercialization from start-up, series-A,B,C to public firms. Led the architecture, deployment and acceptance of Apple and Google Pay with the largest payment processor in the US, enabling millions of merchant locations to accept contactless payments online and in-store. Active in advocacy, working with lawmakers in California and Wyoming supporting several blockchain bills to become laws. Contributor to SSI innovation via, Good Health Pass, Linux Foundation Public Health, Trust over IP, Sovrin Foundation.

25 years of large-scale systems work ranging from founding and exciting startups, through large corporations, military, and government. Darrell has focused on high-resilience and interoperable systems (e.g. search and rescue, military command and control, payments, finance). He has been focused for the past 8 years on decentralized identity. He is one of the co-founders of the Trust Over IP Foundation where he is an active contributor and leads the Trust Registry Protocol Specification efforts there.

Over 15 years of experience building teams, systems & products that capture the value of emerging technology at local and global levels across different industries, ranging from government, healthcare, and media to AAA gaming and professional services. Bart is an active member of the Trust over IP foundation, and has contributed to standardization efforts of digital identity technology. He brings extensive experience in decentralized (self-sovereign) identity and its application in complex environments, ranging from industrial supply chains to central bank digital currencies and people identity at nation state scale. He is focused on self-sovereign technology that enhances human agency and delivering Software-defined Trust Infrastructure to tomorrow’s digital societies.

Over 20 years Anushka’s experience in IT and Lean, consolidated with her MBA and experience in various industries, empowered s her to explore blockchain with an open mind and much curiosity since 2018. Her roles as the Co-Chair of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium Identity Working Group, guest lecturer for blockchain at The University of Stellenbosch Business School as well as at the University of Cape Town Fintech Program, and Lead writer for the African Union Blockchain report, speaker at blockchain conferences as advisory working group member of the IAMZA project qualify her to collaborate both locally and abroad to move the dial on digital identity in South Africa and the World.

Lohan has deep experience with Decentralized Identity (SSI) and the deployment of this emerging technology in the African context and other low resource environments including implementations using SMS. He was one of the earliest entrepreneurs in Africa building solutions using the Trust over IP stack , on the world's first-ever public utility for SSI, the Sovrin Main Net. As a serial entrepreneur and self-sovereign identity thought leader, he continues to find motivation in building start-ups that leverage exponential technology and decentralized trust networks with the vision of achieving the identity for all. He is an ex-officio Sovrin Foundation Board member and trustee, chair of the Sovrin Steward Council, and actively involved in various initiatives to further the adoption of self-sovereign identity in South Africa and Africa such as South African Financial Blockchain Consortium (SAFBC), South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA), World Economic Forum Digital Identity Coalition, Bankserv Digital Identity project, decentralized Identity Foundation, Trust over IP Foundation and a frequent speaker on self-sovereign identity.

Mark has worked for two decades across financial, telecoms, and fintech sectors delivering complex systems. Mark's vision is to simplify the complexity of SSI interactions in a connected world. He visualized this to be delivered by creating best in class UX processes that will empower developers to build user-friendly applications in the SSI space. He Joined IOHK in 2019.

Thomas enjoys delivering best in class products to the customers. Thomas has over 20 years of experience working in Telecommunications and Blockchain and driving successful projects and programmes across diverse and complex environments. He brings in a global perspective having worked across 2 continents and 4 different countries.

Denitsa has been with the Atala team since its early concept stages. She is bringing in her experience in leading the product marketing efforts for the global leader in SaaS solutions for shipping intelligence. She has also played a key role in driving the international expansion and presence of a leading organization focused on strategy and competitive intelligence. Today, Denitsa is excited about all the ways Atala PRISM can bring value to people's lives worldwide via the principles of self-sovereign identity.

Deepika has 15 years of product marketing experience. Prior to joining IOHK, she led marketing & strategy for digital payments covering wallets and card form factors across International Markets at American Express. She has been part of leading consumer tech companies such as Samsung, Microsoft and Times Internet that have deepened her passion for new consumer tech and could help her build a solid foundation to learn about blockchain technology at IOHK.