NFT.NYC 2023 Fifth Round Speaker Announcement for the Future Track

44 New Speakers added to the Future Track

We’re excited to announce our fifth round of approved speakers for NFT.NYC 2023. This round for the Future Track includes 44 new Speakers.

Total speakers approved to date from the Future Track is now 212.

Featured Speakers — Future Track

Read on to learn more about our fifth round of approved Speakers.

Andy Krainak
President of VeeFriends
@krainak

Andy Krainak serves as the President of VeeFriends, an IP company built through NFT technology that is one of the world’s top projects created by its Chairman Gary Vaynerchuk. Andy has been with the company since its inception.

He has supported the company’s expansion from an NFT project to an IP company — and now oversees a team of more than 40 executives, including the tech, marketing communications, media, events, partnerships, collectibles and creative teams. Using his extensive brand-building experience, Andy launched notable VeeFriends partnerships, including Macy’s / Toys R US, Reebok (“Veebok”) and Mattel’s UNO card game.

John Abbamondi
Founder & CEO of LongBall Capital

John Abbamondi is a senior executive with extensive experience in the sports and entertainment industries. He is the Founder and CEO of LongBall Capital, and also serves as a senior advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, KB Partners and alwaysAI.

Previously, he was CEO of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. He’s held senior roles for the biggest names in entertainment and sports, including the Madison Square Garden Company, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals. Abbamondi served nine years as a U. S. Navy flight officer and is a two-time recipient of the Navy Air Medal with 40 combat missions over Iraq. He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from MIT and an MBA from Stanford University.

Matthew Liu
Co-founder Origin Protocol
@matthewliu

Matthew is the co-founder of Origin Protocol. Origin’s flagship product is Story that provides infrastructure and apps for top NFT creators and brands. Matthew is an avid NFT collector and has been full-time in crypto since 2016. Previously, he was co-founder of Unicycle Labs, Alpha Series, and PriceSlash. He started his career as one of the earliest PMs at YouTube (acquired by Google) and also served as VP of Product at Qwiki (acquired by Yahoo!) and Bonobos (acquired by Walmart).

Sandy Carter
Agile leader. Energizer bunny. SVP Unstoppable. Best Selling Author.
@sandy_carter

Sandy Carter is a leading voice in technology, social media, and web3/metaverse who has been recognized as TOP10 most powerful women in tech per CNN. She is currently Senior VP of business development & Channel Chief at Unstoppable Domains.

In this role, she is responsible for driving new partnerships and integrations for Web 3.0 and the Metaverse. Her mission is to onboard the world onto the decentralized web by building blockchain based identity platforms. She was a General Manager at IBM, a Silicon Valley start-up founder, Vice President at Amazon Web Services.

Timmu Tõke
CEO & Co-Founder at Ready Player Me

Timmu Tõke is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ready Player Me, the cross-app avatar platform for the metaverse used by 6K+ developers. The company raised over $72M from investors like a16z, Konvoy Ventures, and Taavet+Sten.

Growing up in Estonia, Timmu always had a passion for technology and entrepreneurship and began to spend time experimenting with 3D technology. Prior to the creation of Ready Player Me, In 2014, Timmu co-founded Wolf3D, setting up a studio with their first product, a professional, hardware-based 3D scanner. Timmu graduated from the Estonian Business School with a concentration in Business Administration and Management as well as from the Estonian Information Technology College with a concentration in Computer Science.

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Round 5 Future Track Speakers

View all approved NFT.NYC 2023 Future Track Speakers at NFT.NYC/Speakers

(Alphabetical order)

1. Alex Miller — Hiro — @alexlmiller
2. Amir Salehi — @NFT — @Amircspr
3. Andy Krainak — VeeFriends — @krainak
4. Anthony Vassallo — Silicon Valley Bank — @honeytarian
5. Arsen Pereymer — Appument Ventures — @arsenpereymer
6. David Uhryniak — Tron DAO — @trondao
7. Don Gossen — Nevermined — @dongossen
8. Dylan Westover — Callback
9. Ecehan Yıldırım — Blockcraft Studios — @ecehanyildirim
10. Erki Koldits — PopSpot OÜ — @erkik
11. Feroz Lakhani — TRON DAO — @mrminter_eth
12. Florin Otto — Humans.ai — @florinotto
13. Fredrik Skauen — 4-Stages Labs — @NFTsVirtuoso
14. Gabriel Facco de Arruda — InvArch Network — @TinkerGabe
15. Hyeongkyu Cho — OnePlanet — @Pryce_Cho
16. Jack Kochen — VyFinance — @cs_jackary
17. Jamiel Sheikh — Chainhaus — @jamielsheikh
18. Jason Haber — The Metaverse Institute — @jasonhaber
19. Jawad Ashraf — Virtua — @jawadvirtua
20. John Abbamondi — LongBall Capital
21. Jordan Calinoff — Horizen Labs — @jcalinoff
22. Julie Lamb ॐ — NFT VIP — @how2withjuliesu
23. Laila Maidan — Business Insider — @lailamaidan
24. Lamonte Goode — Neosutras — @cyberyoga_
25. Leonard Brody — Caravan
26. Mahesh Vellanki — SuperLayer — @mvellank
27. Mark Muñoz — Blockdemy — @marcomu_
28. Matthew Liu — Origin Protocol — @matthewliu
29. Maximillian Piras — MXMLLN — @MaximillianNYC
30. May Mahboob — MBD Financials — @MayMahboob1
31. Meredith Tretiak — Livepeer — @meryouknow
32. Michael Ronen — Shaderverse — @ronenmichael
33. Mina Salib — Axiom Space — @MinaSalib09
34. Rena Shah — Trust Machines — @renapshah
35. Richard Muirhead — Fabric Ventures — @richardmuirhead
36. Sandy Carter — Unstoppable Domains — @sandy_carter
37. Sanjay Saini — Double Protocol — @FlyeKitesJay
38. Sgt. Pepper — Skillet — @SgtPepperNFT
39. Shahar Abrams — Rodo — @ShaharAbrams
40. Spencer Soloway — Horizen Labs — @blockchainzilla
41. Tara Annison — Elliptic — @TaraAnnison
42. Timmu Tõke — Ready Player Me
43. Vlad Avesalon — Vennity — @IGotThisTrustMe
44. Will Perkins — Byt, Inc. — @xteesy