CLAY GARRETT

Engineering Lead-Bitkey, Block

Clay is the Team leader currently working in Bitcoin, and engineering lead of Block’s Bitkey product. His experience and interests span graphics/GPU programming, video processing, mobile, and full-stack development. Clay says he loves the intersection of art, math, and computation.

SERGIO ROSENGAUS

Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Infrastructure Officer – Bleeding Edge

Sergio Rosengaus Leizgold is the Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Infrastructure Officer of Bleeding Edge, a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company and Neocloud that designs, builds, finances, and operates AI Factories purpose-built for high-density AI inference, training, and high-performance computing. As Chief Infrastructure Officer, Sergio leads Bleeding Edge’s infrastructure strategy, including AI Factory architecture, site and power development, engineering, supply chain, construction, and the deployment of large-scale AI compute infrastructure.

Previously, Sergio founded KIO Networks, where he served as CEO for two decades and later as Chairman. He built KIO into one of Latin America’s leading mission-critical technology and data center companies. During his tenure, he led approximately $2.8 billion in strategic transactions, including acquisitions, corporate financings, and the eventual sale of the company. As a co-founder of Ncubo Holdings, Sergio has invested in technology ventures across Mexico and Latin America, and has served on the boards of several leading Mexican companies, advising on technology, infrastructure, growth, and digital transformation.

KATE FRAHER

Vice President, Zaria

Kate Fraher is a digital-assets operator working at the intersection of banking, risk, and crypto. As Chief Operating Officer of Silvergate Bank, she helped build and run one of the first banks to serve the digital-asset industry at scale. Today she is building at Zaria, advancing infrastructure that connects traditional banking with digital assets. A knowledgeable voice on digital assets, traditional finance, and Bitcoin-collateralized lending, Kate brings a rare firsthand perspective on what it takes to bank crypto responsibly.

ROB WALLACE

Co-Founder, Bitcoin News

Rob Wallace is the co-founder of Bitcoin News, where he helps deliver timely, insightful coverage of Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and financial markets. With more than a decade of experience in video production, journalism, and digital media, spanning from Shanghai to NYC, he has created content for global brands and built audiences across multiple platforms. A graduate of Tufts University, Rob is passionate about using compelling storytelling to educate audiences and accelerate Bitcoin adoption.

ROBIN ZWEIBAN

Partner, Orange Juice

Ruben Zweiban built his career at the intersection of special operations, institutional investing, and business building. He spent a decade in the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, leading and commanding teams across multiple overseas deployments, before transitioning to finance, where he advised on TMT equity and debt capital markets and M&A at BofA Securities. He later covered consumer and telecommunications equities as a buy-side analyst at J.P. Morgan Investment Management and subsequently served as Chief Investment Officer of a private multifamily office, overseeing a diversified portfolio of real estate and direct investments. He is currently a Founding and Operating Partner at ORANGE JUICE, a permanent-capital holding company that acquires, improves, and permanently owns cash-flowing businesses while building a Bitcoin treasury.

NICO LECHUGA

Founding Partner, ego death capital & Orange Juice

Nico has spent the past 15 years across start-ups, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder + Head of Product at Señor Lechuga Hot Sauce, where he has done collaborations with everyone from Shake Shack to Joe Rogan. He is a founding partner of ego death capital, a VC fund with $137M AUM that focuses on investing in technology companies in the Bitcoin space. He is also the founding partner of ORANGE JUICE, a company that acquires, improves, and permanently holds cash-flowing businesses, backed by a Bitcoin treasury.

BECCA RUBENFELD

COO, AnchorWatch

Becca Rubenfeld is co-founder and COO of AnchorWatch, a Bitcoin custody and insurance company and Lloyd’s of London coverholder. She leads operations, sales, and insurance for the company, with a focus on building products that make owning and holding Bitcoin easier and safer. At AnchorWatch, she has built the regulatory, compliance, and underwriting infrastructure required to bring insured Bitcoin custody to market. Before AnchorWatch, Becca managed a program at Starbucks directing the movement of $20 billion annually, with prior roles at the corporate headquarters of Target and American Eagle.

JOSH LEVINE

Chairman, OranjeBTC

As Chairman, Josh brings a unique combination of global alternatives expertise and capital-raising leadership to OranjeBTC. He spent 15+ years at BlackRock as Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Alternative Specialists, overseeing a $170B alternatives platform and leading a 40-person team across the Americas. At Bridgewater Associates, he served as Global Head of Distribution and Partnerships, raising over $2B and expanding the firm’s presence in wealth and insurance Josh also held senior roles at Permal Group and Merrill Lynch, where he worked with leading Latin American institutions and helped grow AUM across equity, fixed income, and structured products. He is the founder of Locali, an investment platform focused on real estate and alternatives.

TONY RALLO

CEO, ID345

Tony Rallo is the CEO of ID345.TECH, a “club of angel investors” startup specializing in early-stage investments in software-scalable platforms, with a focus on key technologies such as machine learning, among others. With an investment portfolio of 45 companies. Tony holds Board seats at YaloChat, Hero Guest, and Wine Advisor.

Tony is also a marine biologist from UCSD, and an entrepreneur and a co-founding partner and board member until 2021 in the top mission-critical datacenter company in Latin America, Kionetworks.com. Founded in the year 2001. Kio Networks is now known as the first unicorn startup in Mexico. Kio was successfully sold to a Private Equity fund in the USA in 2021. Kio has now scaled to over 2,400 employees running 40 data centers in Latin America and Europe.

From 2004 to 2014 — while personally investing in tech startups — Tony held the position of Vice President and Chief Technology Strategist at Grupo Televisa, the largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, where he was responsible for driving the development and implementation of key technological infrastructure concepts. While there, Rallo was responsible for product development and the management of infrastructure for areas such as Digital Lifestyles, Convergence, Triple Play, IPTV, and VOD. As the Multimedia Technologies Manager at Apple Computer, European Headquarters from 1986-1991, Tony was responsible for launching technologies such as QuickTime for the region, before leaving Apple in 1991.

CARLOS FLORES

Co-Founder, Forager Collective / BTC Strategist, Whitepaper Studio

Carlos Flores is a Creative Director, filmmaker, and co-founder of Forager, a New York–based creative studio and award-winning post-production collective working across film, advertising, music, and culture. Built from a hands-on background in editing and color, his creative approach is grounded in craft, narrative, and visual clarity.

Through Forager, Carlos has led and shaped work for global brands and platforms including Nike, Apple, HBO, and Vogue, as well as music and performance films for artists such as Selena Gomez and Sia. His work, and projects produced through his companies, have received recognition across major industry platforms including the VMAs, Emmys, and Academy Awards.

Carlos is also a founding partner of Whitepaper, a filmmaker-led studio focused on rethinking the systems behind independent film: how projects are financed, protected, and sustained. As Creative Director and Director of BTC Strategy, he explores how Bitcoin-aligned capital can support long-term creative independence.

ALBERTO BELLO

Economist, Journalist, Strategic Advisor on Political Economy

Alberto Bello is a journalist, media manager with more than 25 years of experience analyzing the intersection of markets, energy, public policy, and institutional power across Mexico and Latin America.

A former senior editorial executive at CNN en Español and Grupo Expansión (Time-Warner Group), he has engaged directly with the region’s top decision-makers — including every Mexican president since 2000 — building an understanding of how political and regulatory incentives shape energy markets, capital flows, and macroeconomic outcomes.

He advises C-suite executives, boards, and institutional investors on political risk, regulatory shifts, energy and trade policy, and the macro forces driving capital allocation and long-term positioning in the region. Latin America’s distinctive energy economics and monetary-policy pressures make it one of the most compelling laboratories for the convergence of capital, energy, and technology — the themes at the center of this summit.

A World Economic Forum Media Leader, he holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University), a Master’s in Journalism from UAM / El País, and a BA in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is a Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

CHRIS McDONAGH

Chief Investment Officer, Gannett Trust Company

Christina McDonagh is Chief Investment Officer of Gannett Trust Company, where she focuses on investment strategy and fiduciary frameworks for digital asset ownership. Her background spans global asset management and banking, with a focus on how bitcoin is governed and held within institutional and trust structures.

JOSEPH KELLY

CEO & Co-Founder, Unchained

Joseph Kelly is the co-founder and CEO of Unchained, a Bitcoin Financial Services company focused on serving long-term bitcoin holders. Since co-founding Unchained in 2016 with Dhruv Bansal, he has led the business across operations, compliance, fundraising, marketing, and product development, helping grow the platform to over $10B in client assets. Previously, Joseph co-founded Infochimps (acquired by CSC) and has raised over $100M in venture funding across two startups. He also serves on the founding board of the Texas Bitcoin Foundation.

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JEFF BOOTH

ego death capital & Author

Jeff Booth is a visionary leader, technology entrepreneur, and best-selling author of The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future. With his expertise in technology, systems thinking, and design, he is at the forefront of a transition from an economic system built for the past, and one built for the future.Jeff is a founding General Partner in ego death capital, a Bitcoin-only venture fund investing in entrepreneurs building on a financial layer that brings truth, hope, and abundance. He serves as a Board Member of Core Scientific, Terramera, Fedi, and Breez. Jeff has been a Young Presidents Organization member since 2004 and contributes time as a Founding Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab.

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ERIC YAKES

Author, The 7th Property; Founder, Epoch Ventures

Eric Yakes is the Founder and Managing Partner of Epoch – a bitcoin infrastructure focused venture capital firm. He left distressed private equity buyouts to join the bitcoin revolution by authoring The 7th Property – a best selling new release and internationally published book on bitcoin. As a CFA charter holder, his thought leadership is focused on the financial community helping them understand the revolutionary investment characteristics of bitcoin. Eric is a founding member and board Chairman of The Space Education Foundation – a Denver based non-profit educating the masses on technology, economics, and bitcoin.

ALI CHEHREHSAZ

CEO, TerraVerde Energy

Ali Chehrehsaz is the CEO and co-founder of TerraVerde Energy, where since 2010 he has led the development and operation of solar powered microgrid infrastructure for critical facilities across California. His work focuses on making distributed energy systems bankable, resilient, and operationally durable.

Ali is now advancing a new model for rural electrification called Powering the Grid-less that integrates flexible compute, including Bitcoin mining and AI, directly into off-grid solar and battery plants. In collaboration with local developers, he is helping pioneer compute-anchored mini grids in rural communities that use digital workloads as a buyer of first and last resort, creating a revenue floor that makes projects viable from day one.

At MITA Tech Talks, Ali will explore how this approach enables industrial-scale renewable deployment in remote communities without the fear of stranded assets. By decoupling generation economics from local demand, Ali’s work demonstrates how solar-powered infrastructure can simultaneously deliver strong financial returns and accelerate global electrification.

BRIANNA HONKAWA D’ESTRIES

Founder, Evento and Hack4Freedom

Brianna Honkawa d’Estries has been building in Bitcoin since 2021, holding senior roles across some of the industry’s most consequential companies. She served as Chief of Staff at Lightning Labs and NOAH, VP of Brand at ZBD, and has contributed to Primal, the leading Nostr client, and written about Bitcoin for Forbes. She also works with developer D++, collaborating on Bitcoin education through games, reaching people around the world.

She is the founder of Evento, an open-source event organizing platform with a built-in Bitcoin Lightning wallet, funded by the Human Rights Foundation. She is also the founder of Hack4freedom, an open-source all-women’s Bitcoin and freedom technology hackathon series operating across Africa and Brazil. A core organizer of TABConf since 2021, she has spent years building and connecting the Bitcoin developer community.

Brianna came to Bitcoin through its human rights potential and has stayed committed to that mission. Her work centers on diversifying the Bitcoin developer ecosystem — getting more women, marginalized communities, and people from the places where Bitcoin is needed most into the industry as builders. She believes the technology only lives up to its promise if the people building it reflect the world it’s meant to free.

RODERIC PICARD ROSSBACH

Roderic Picard Rossbach is a seasoned financial professional with more than two decades of experience in the Mexican financial market. He currently serves as the Head of Equities for a well-known international investment bank, where he leads the strategic direction of their Mexican equity business.

With a deep expertise in equity sales, trading, and derivatives, Roderic has a proven track record of successful proprietary trading, business development, and revenue growth. His career includes significant roles at top-tier financial institutions, including Banorte IXE Casa de Bolsa and Grupo Bursatil Mexicano.

Beyond traditional finance, Roderic is also a dedicated Bitcoin enthusiast and advisor. He serves as an external advisor for a Bitcoin treasury company and has been involved in crypto mining projects in Mexico since 2020. He advises high-net-worth individuals on crypto asset management, including portfolio construction and secure custody.

SAM CALLAHAN

Director of Strategy & Research, OranjeBTC

Sam Callahan is Director of Strategy & Research at OranjeBTC, responsible for Bitcoin treasury strategy, research, and education. He previously served as Vice President at Battery Finance and Lead Analyst at Swan Bitcoin. He holds a degree in Biology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Regis University. He has collaborated with Lyn Alden on research across Bitcoin and macroeconomics, and serves on the advisory boards of MARA Digital Holdings, LQwD Technologies, and Cantilever Advisors.

JCB

Co-Founder, Kardashev BTC

JCB is the Co-Founder of Kardashev BTC, bringing over three decades of experience across IT, telecom, Bitcoin, and energy. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Montpellier II in France and UNC Chapel Hill, and built his early career at companies including Oracle, SGI, and América Móvil, with a formative detour into a secondhand marketplace startup during the dot-com era.

Since going independent in 2002, JCB has pursued a range of entrepreneurial ventures and investments spanning advertising, technology, and Bitcoin-related funds. Bitcoin became his central focus in 2018, with particular interest in privacy, education, community building, and most recently, mining. Outside of work, he can be found traveling, reading, and living in the mountains. A dual French-Mexican citizen, he brings a genuinely international perspective to everything he does.

CARLOS SELDON

Partner & Individual Advisor, Base Layer Advisors

Carlos Seldon has over 30 years of investment experience in real estate, stocks, and precious metals. A Bitcoiner since 2017, he has dedicated himself since 2020 to passionately guiding people through their Bitcoin journey, developing a practical, structured curriculum that combines theory, practice, and a “Bitcoin Minimalism” stance.

Through his personalized approach, Carlos has helped over 100 beginners become competent users and confident navigators of BTC’s volatility, empowering them with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully integrate Bitcoin into their financial strategies.

SANTIAGO VARELA

Kardashev BTC, Base Layer Advisors

Santiago Varela is a Bitcoiner and freedom-tech advocate focused on the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, and long-term capital formation. He holds a B.Sc. in Economics from ITAM (Mexico City), where his graduation thesis examined pension funds, real savings, financial literacy, low time preferences, and the role of sound money in strengthening long-horizon economic outcomes.

Santiago is cofounder of Kardashev BTC, a pioneering Latin American Bitcoin Mining Fund, and founder of La Casa de Satoshi in Mexico City, where he works to expand Bitcoin education and adoption while promoting open, censorship-resistant technologies. He is deeply interested in energy systems, from hydrocarbons to renewables, and is building at the frontier where Bitcoin, energy, and AI converge, with a particular emphasis on the societal implications of energy abundance.

JOSU SAN MARTIN

CEO & Partner, BAX

Josu San Martin is CEO and Partner at BAX and an early Bitcoin adopter. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Salamanca, Spain, and began his career in 2012 as an analyst at Banco Santander. In 2014, he moved to Mexico and joined the Ministry of Finance (Secretaría de Hacienda), where he contributed to the Fintech Law regulating the fintech sector and cryptocurrencies. In 2017, he became Managing Director of the Mexican Fintech Association. He later founded Sixtant, a high-frequency proprietary trading and market-making firm. Today, at BAX, he focuses on building and scaling digital-asset businesses at the intersection of payments, capital markets, and crypto infrastructure.

NAVID SAMANDARI

Tether Energy

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ANDRE NEVES

Co-Founder & CTO, ZBD

André Neves is the cofounder and CTO of ZBD, a native global payment service provider for the video gaming industry, powered by Bitcoin and multi-currency rails. A software engineer with an academic background in electrical engineering, André has been deeply involved in the Bitcoin and open-source ecosystem since 2013, and is the creator of the Lightning Address protocol, which enables seamless Bitcoin transactions using simple email-like identifiers. Beyond payments, he is actively pushing the boundaries of how AI can reshape developer tooling, digital payment experiences, and consumer products.

Originally from Brazil, André cofounded ZBD in 2019 after completing the prestigious Chaincode Labs Lightning Network residency. Under his technical leadership, ZBD has grown into a platform serving millions of users and developers across over 100 countries, operating as a regulated payment service provider in Tier 1 markets, including the US and EU. In January 2026, ZBD raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Blockstream Capital to further expand its gaming payments platform. André is also a cofounder of Vinteum, a non-profit dedicated to fostering Bitcoin research and development in Brazil through education, conferences, and grants.

ISRAEL MUÑOZ

Build With Bitcoin, Base Layer Advisors

Israel brings together analytical expertise and hands-on experience across Bitcoin, fintech, and early-stage investing. An early participant in the Bitcoin space, he co-founded a remittance startup pioneering cross-border payments.

His career spans the startup ecosystem, from helping launch 500 Startups’ Miami operation to working as a stockbroker at Avenue, a new brokerage serving international clients. He is an investor in early-stage ventures in Bitcoin infrastructure and insurance, as well as climate technology.

Israel is a partner at Base Layer Advisors, a consultancy where he connects investors with opportunities in Bitcoin companies and Bitcoin-focused venture capital funds. He co-hosts the Build With Bitcoin podcast, launched in April 2024 with Lynne Bairstow, where they explore Bitcoin as a transformative technology protocol.

SERGIO LEGORRETA

Partner, Fisher Broyles

Sergio Legorreta is a seasoned specialist and pioneer of technology law in Latin America, having been instrumental in the market entry and operation of several of the most successful and disruptive technology companies in the region, including crypto-related businesses and financial technology companies. With a computer programming background, he became one of the first technology and internet lawyers in Latin America in the early 1990s, a passion and practice that has defined his entire legal career.

As a technologist and entrepreneur, Sergio pioneered Internet-related and videogame businesses in the early 1990s, including one of the first Internet Service Providers in Mexico, a leading electronic bulletin board service, and a novel fax-over-IP gateway operator. He has also served as mentor and investor to several successful technology startups in Latin America. With experience as an associate at large local law firms, partner at global firms, and in-house counsel for companies in the consumer product and technology sectors, Sergio has become a leading voice on technology law in the region and beyond.

TIM KOTZMAN

The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast

Tim Kotzman is the Host of The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast, covering the corporate adoption of Bitcoin. He is also the founder of multiple energy-focused private equity firms, including the Jubilee Royalty family of funds. Tim has held extensive management and consulting roles in the industries of Bitcoin, energy, real estate, and small business. Currently purchasing Bitcoin, minerals, and royalties throughout the galaxy.

ED JULINE

Bitcoin Strategy Advisor, ArcadiaB

Ed Juline is President of Bitcoin Treasuries Media and one of the leading voices in the global Bitcoin Treasury movement. He co-founded the Bitcoin Treasuries Unconference NYC, a town-hall-style gathering where CFOs, fund managers, and corporate leaders explore how to hold Bitcoin on balance sheets with transparency and yield.

A former Director of Bitcoin Advocacy at Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), Ed helped shape the “Bitcoin for Corporations” narrative from the inside. Before that, he worked across the U.S., Mexico, and Europe, building companies that bridged traditional industry with the emerging Bitcoin economy.

An early Bitcoiner (bought at $6 in 2011, sold too soon, learned forever), Ed now focuses on helping organizations understand Bitcoin as discovered sound money — not speculation. His work connects corporate finance, community, and philosophy, pushing Bitcoin from theory to treasury reality.

He’s also known for bringing humor, authenticity, and storytelling to the movement — predicting $212,121 BTC by the end of 2025.

LISA HOUGH

Founder, BTM Energy

Lisa Hough sits at the intersection of U.S. energy infrastructure, AI/HPC data center deployment, and Bitcoin. She helps energy companies evaluate and structure partnerships that convert assets into compute-ready projects. She played a catalytic role in forming Project Horizon, a ~2 GW AI campus initiative in West Texas, and remains involved at the strategic level as the effort advances toward execution.

A Forbes Leading Voice in Bitcoin, she is an Advisor to Trammell Venture Partners, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Bitcoin Today Coalition. She is also a Founding Board Member of Proof of Workforce, supporting Bitcoin education and adoption for workers, unions, and pension funds. Lisa sits on the Supervisory Board of Paris-based Melanion Digital, associated with a Bitcoin-equity ETF.

She began her career in energy markets at Enron Capital & Trade, Phibro Energy, and PG&E National Energy Group, where she led the East Coast natural gas desk. She later held business development roles at Unchained and Custodia Bank, advising institutions on secure Bitcoin custody and regulatory complexity.

JOSE CARLOS FLORES

CEO & Founder, ArcadiaB

José Carlos Flores is an economist from Texas A&M University and the founder of ArcadiaB, a firm specializing in Bitcoin financial services for individuals and businesses. With over 10 years of experience in the crypto ecosystem, he has dedicated his career to promoting Bitcoin adoption in Mexico and Latin America, helping small and medium-sized enterprises navigate economic volatility, inflation, and currency devaluation through strategic Bitcoin integration.

Through training, consulting, and customized solutions, José Carlos helps SMEs leverage Bitcoin to protect capital, optimize cash flow, and diversify portfolios. He is an active speaker and educator at forums, workshops, and events on financial education and applied technology, promoting an informed perspective on the future of money and economic empowerment through Bitcoin adoption

BOYD COHEN

Chief Strategy Officer, ArcadiaB

Boyd Cohen, PhD, is Chief Strategy Officer at ArcadiaB, Mexico’s longest-running Bitcoin company and the only ASOFOM-certified Bitcoin lending platform in the country. A globally recognized speaker and author of Bitcoin Singularity, Climate Capitalism, and Abundance Capitalism, he has spent the past 2 decades at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and innovation. Boyd helps drive ArcadiaB’s scaling efforts and capital markets strategy as the company pursues a dual listing path in Mexico and the US. 

Most recently, he was an academic director at EGADE Business School at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, leading courses on exponential technologies, sustainable abundance, and Bitcoin for corporations.

LYNNE BAIRSTOW

Build With Bitcoin Base Layer Advisors

Lynne brings a unique combination of experience from traditional finance and tech innovation. After beginning her career on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch, she moved to Mexico, where she has lived for over 20 years. Since founding MITA Ventures in 2012, she has been a driving force in early-stage tech innovation and investment in Mexico and LatAm. She continues to serve as a mentor in the Google Launchpad for Startups LatAm, supporting founders across the region.

Lynne is a partner in Base Layer Advisors, a consultancy where she connects investors with interesting opportunities in Bitcoin companies or Bitcoin-focused venture capital funds. She is a co-founder of La Casa de Satoshi Bitcoin and freedom-tech hub in Mexico City, where she lives. Lynne launched the Build With Bitcoin podcast in April 2024 with co-host Israel Muñoz, where they explore Bitcoin as a transformative technology protocol.

Lynne is a frequent speaker on the intersection of Bitcoin and technology, with recent talks given at the BitBlockBoom conference (2023, 2024, 2025 [@ 5:10:38]), the Plan B El Salvador conference (2025, 2026), and at the Bitcoin Conference, Las Vegas 2025.