Dr. Young is a Lecturer in Discipline of Statistics in the Department of Statistics at Columbia University. He is an expert in data science, probability theory, quantitative methods and mathematical applications in the tech industry. Dr. Young collaborated with Columbia University faculty members to create new cutting-edge data science and statistical computing courses. His research specializes in applications with high frequency financial and econometric data, including the theoretical development of functional factor models applied to yield curves. Dr. Young holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Colorado State University.

Mr. Stanton is a former Senior Design Engineer at AMD and IBM, specialized in designing innovative high bandwidth, highly scaled systems. Mr. Stanton started his career as a research intern at the NASA Glenn Research Center and assisted in NASA’s space communication programs. His main research interest currently is in innovative applications and implementations of blockchain, with a focus on speed and scalability. He holds one US patent and has several patent applications pending based on his recent work. Mr. Stanton is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University.

Sir Tony Baldry chairs a number of public and private companies in the UK. Sir Tony was a member of the UK House of Commons for some 32 years, and was a Minister for eight years under the premierships of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. He held a number of Ministerial posts, including helping privatise the UK electricity industry, and time as a Minister in the UK Foreign Office. During his Ministerial career he led a number of UK Trade Missions across the world. Sir Tony is head of a commercial set of Barristers’ Chambers in London. He was made an Honorary member of the 48 Group for his work with China.
He was awarded the Robert Schumann Silver Medal for contributions to European Politics. Following his retirement from the Parliament in 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that Sir Tony was “the finest example of an MP” and that his “wise counsel” would be missed.

Mr. Ganga is a corporate and finance lawyer with dual qualifications as a Barrister and a Solicitor based in the U.K. He is currently the partner heading global business and finance at the London office of Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of the largest law firms in China. Mr. Ganga has more than 25 years of experience in active law practice, investment banking and private equity. He started his legal career at major law firms of Mayer Brown and Jones Day. Mr. Ganga later went on to serve as a partner at premier international firms like Cadwalader, ReedSmith and Stephenson Harwood. Mr. Ganga has represented major multi-national corporations, financial institutions and investment funds on a wide array of transactions across the world. He has extensive institutional and investor relationships spanning five continents. Mr. Ganga was a Felix Scholar of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust at the University of Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law.

Mr. Rahimov is co-founder and CEO of 7marketz Inc., a leading global fintech media group that owns 17 brands worldwide, including Nanotechnologies innovator in China, a media agency in Lithuania, Blockchain AI start-up in the Netherlands and other leading financial media platforms. Mr. Rahimov is one of the few early Bitcoin adopters and experts in cryptocurrency. He has advised and led marketing efforts resulting in more than 20 successful ICOs. Mr. Rahimov is also an award-winning trader with patent-pending trading strategies.

Dr. Bilgicer specializes in applying econometric methods, financial and statistical theory to solve complex mathematical models. He has conducted large-scale analyses in a variety of securities and finance, antitrust, intellectual property, valuation, risk, and performance of complex financial instruments such as mortgage-backed securities, col- lateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps. Dr. Bilgicer holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing from Columbia Business School of Columbia University.

Mr. Uchimoto is a leading Japanese-American legal authority on U.S. securities regulation and compliance. Mr. Uchimoto specializes in cross-border capital markets and market structure. He is the former General Counsel of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (America’s oldest stock exchange) and a former attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading & Markets (SEC). Mr. Uchimoto holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

Mr. Tsang is a solicitor in England, Wales and Hong Kong and a law partner of Hui & Lam, solicitors in Hong Kong. He is the Chairman of Tsang’s Group, who also serves as the Trade Commissioner for the country of Grenada in Macao promoting development opportunities. Mr. Tsang manages a private equity investment firm in Hong Kong and London investing in special situations globally. He has worked on international IPOs and M&A transactions and has made numerous investments in technology, cryptocurrency, clean tech, biotech, media, telecom, e-commerce, gaming, entertainment, energy, property, restaurants. Mr. Tsang is based in Hong Kong, London and Tokyo.

Mr. Guo is a Ph.D. in Financial Engineering at Columbia University. He specializes in optimal trading strategies in commodities and market volatility. Mr. Guo has an extensive research back- ground in quantitative finance, optimal stochastic control, and financial asset management. He has designed advanced trading strategies in commodities and volatility for leading global financial firms such as AQR, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and DFA. Born in Philadelphia, he also holds a BA in mathematics from Columbia University.

Mr. Cao is a Ph.D. candidate in Accounting at Columbia Business School of Columbia University. His main research interest is in valuation of equity and the role of accounting information in security analysis. Prior to Columbia Business School, Mr. Cao worked in private equity investments at Fosun International, where he conducted several cross-border acquisitions in the consumer goods and medical devices industries. Mr. Cao has worked on due diligence assignments at AIG and JP Morgan.

Mr. Highsmith has over 20 years of data and network security experience. He is a top expert in Information Warfare, Cyber Security, and Advanced Attack methodologies. Mr. Highsmith attended UCLA majoring in Computer Science. He has held titles such as Security Research Specialist and Senior Security Research/Product Architect at AT&T, High Tower Software, Foundstone/McAfee, Charter Communications, and OneSecure. He has also served as a board member of the Computer Security Institute (CSI) and a member of the Network Security Research Institute (NSRI). Mr. Highsmith has published several security related white papers and has done research and development in advanced attack patterns and detection. Mr. Highsmith has a pending patent jointly launched in collaboration with AT&T Labs. Presently he is the CEO of Edward Anderson Corporation, and A Martin Inc. He is also staffed as a Red Team Principal for a Fortune 500 company.