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Samson Williams is a serial entrepreneur and accidental investor. When not starting business with his enemies (“Entrepreneurship is hard. I only recommend it to my enemies.”), Samson is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in NYC and University of New Hampshire School of Law where he teaches on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the Space Economy. Samson is also President of the Crowdfunding Professional Association and investor into two investment crowdfunding platforms Brite.us - CrowdInvesting Done Brite and GoingPublic.com. For more information on Samson visit www.SamsonWilliams.com and follow him on social @HustleFundBaby.

Books Samson has Authored:

Raising Money - Understanding Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding, Startup Capital

Blockchain & The Space Economy

Lifestyle Money: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding & The Future of Money and Wealth

Race & Space - Racial Equity & Justice in The Space Economy

Stop Sucking Up to VCs (coming Q2 2021)

Jamil talks to Charlie Gleeson who is CEO and Founder of Zipp Mobility, the Irish shared e-scooter and e-bike operator. Charlie was awarded the 2021 NovaUCD Founder of the Year Award in recognition of his achievements and successes in developing and growing Zipp Mobility during 2020.

David Savage is Associate Vice President, UK & Ireland for Geotab,  the world’s largest commercial telematics company. In this role, David leads the operational, commercial and organisational activities of the region. He has accountability for the delivery of Geotab’s overall strategy and realisation of the company’s ambitious growth targets in support of its wider European growth focus.

Building the World's First Medical and Scientific NFT Marketplace for Global Healthcare, with Dr. Michael J Kaldasch and Almedis Blockchain

Dr. Michael J. Kaldasch is medical doctor, the CEO and cofounder of Aimedis. He studied medicine and graduated from the Heinrich-Heine- University in Duesseldorf. He has 12 years of clinical experience in internal medicine. Besides he has been working as a drug safety officer in a CRO.

Space as a Service - CyberSecurity and Blockchain Applications and Lessons from Space, with Zee Zheng and SpaceChain

Zee ZHENG, CEO and Co-founder, SpaceChain

Championing the fusion of blockchain and space, Zee Zheng believes that these technologies will enable a new era of seamless global collaboration. Having launched five blockchain-enabled satellite payloads into orbit since SpaceChain's inception, Zee has been recognized as a pioneer in this industry and has been sought as a speaker at events like Space Tech Summit, SpaceTide and Space Forum.

Zee honed his entrepreneurship at Draper University, his space expertise at the International Space University, and is a graduate of Columbia University. He is also a Lee Kuan Yew Senior Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Launching Industrially Designed 3-Dimensional Metaverse Marketplaces, with Julian Picaza and SmartMFG

With a 25 year background as a Fine Artist Filmmaker, Visual Effects Supervisor, Industrial Product Designer, Makerspace Founder, CNC Operator and more, Julian Picaza is the Quintessential Maker, now leading SmartMFG’s NFT Platform in the role of (Chief) Product (Officer) Manager.

Smart MFG Tech LTD promotes new technologies and applications for use within the Industrial Manufacturing industry. We aim to be pioneers in the Industrial Internet of Things and work towards helping develop Industry 4.0. Smart MFG Tech LTD promotes digital transformation of industrial manufacturing supply chains using blockchain as a key building block of Industry 4.0.

How to Create Limited Edition NFTs with Amelia Tomasicchio at the Cryptonomist

As an expert in digital marketing, Amelia Tomasicchio began working in the fintech sector in 2014 after writing her thesis on Bitcoin technology. Previously author for Cointelegraph and CMO at Eidoo. She is now the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Cryptonomist. She is also a marketing teacher at Digital Coach in Milan and an NFT expert.

Creating Moddable AAA Enabled Blockchain Games and Navigating Global Gaming Challenges, with Don Norbury and Shrapnel

Don Norbury is Head of Studio at Shrapnel, the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. From the genre-defining franchises of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Bioshock, Sunset Overdrive, and Crackdown, to the sports superstars Madden NFL and NASCAR, Don has redefined creative boundaries across platforms and player experience for over a decade.Shrapnel is the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. Designed to reward and empower players and creators, the game is being developed by a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning team of game industry veterans with unmatched experience in transmedia, virtual production, gaming-as-a-service, and blockchain production. Spun-out from HBO Interactive, the acclaimed team have enjoyed past successes with some of the world’s leading game companies including Xbox, Electronic Arts, HBO, LucasFilm, Irrational, and Zombie Ent, working on titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, Star Wars, and many more.

Josh Doner is one of the first people in the world to buy an NFT and is a CryptoPunk OG from June 2017

Transforming the Logistics Industry by accessing the Metaverse, with Sandeep Aggarwal and Logix.

A pioneer in the field of the manufacturing and supply chain industry, Sandeep Aggarwal is the founder & CEO of Logix Coin. He is an active investor and a blockchain and crypto enthusiast with the vision of making changes in a positive direction. Having a plethora of experience in the logistics domain, currently working on developing a blockchain based aggregator model for solving the challenges in the logistics industry.