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Erald Ghoos is the CEO of OKX Europe, where he leads the company's European operations, including regional strategy, regulatory engagement, licensing, and market development.

OKX is a San Jose-headquartered blockchain technology company that operates the  one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of daily trading volume, and provides access to decentralised finance (DeFi) through its OKX Wallet.

Before joining OKX, Erald held senior leadership positions at several major financial and cryptocurrency companies, including Crypto.com and Binance.
 
Earlier in his career, he worked in operational, risk, payments, and compliance roles at Payreto, Funding Circle, Paysafe, BNP Paribas, Equa Bank, and AXA Bank Europe.

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00:00 - Intro
03:32 - Background
07:46 - Evolution of Crypto
16:27 - Crypto in Europe
23:36 - Achievements in Crypto
29:24 - OKX
35:16 - The OKX suite, fully regulated
39:58 OKX DEX
41:36 - digital assets as a service
45:15 - tokenisation & digital assets
51:21 - AI in trading
57:19 - closure

About OKX

OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology company that provides digital asset trading, investment, and blockchain-based financial services for retail, institutional, and professional users. The company has expanded beyond cryptocurrency trading to offer a broader ecosystem that includes self-custody Web3 wallets, decentralised finance (DeFi) access, staking services, API trading, and infrastructure for digital asset management.

Founded in 2017 by Star Xu, OKX today serves 50+ million users across 100+ countries and ranks among the top 3 global exchanges by derivatives volume and 120+ million retail traders.

In Europe, OKX operates through its European headquarters in Malta, where it has obtained regulatory approvals under the country's Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) framework and later secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licence.



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Ben Broca is a French entrepreneur, product builder, and technology founder known for creating startups across software, consumer technology, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence. Ben is the Founder of Polsia, an AI platform that automates business creation and operations through a system of autonomous AI agents.

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00:00 - Intro
03:09 - Lessons from failures
08:06 - Polsia
14:41 - How Polsia helps businesses?
19:36 - Polsia: An autonomous company
28:45 - The 80/20 rule
37:20 - Polsia Case studies
43:17 - Risk Awareness of Polsia
49:58 - Navigating the AI era
53:46 - The Polsia vision
55:32 - Closure


About Polsia

Polsia, founded in 2025 is an AI platform that runs companies using autonomous AI, working 24/7. Currently running 1000+ companies autonomously, Polsia is designed to work toward business goals over time, carrying out tasks independently and providing users with updates on its progress.

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#autonomousai #aiagents #businessautomation

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Nilesh Solanki is a British technology professional, community organiser, charity trustee, and humanitarian volunteer known for his work in digital transformation, community development, and charitable governance.

Nilesh is a Trustee and Assistant General Secretary of Sewa International UK — a humanitarian charity operating in 25+ countries.

He is also the co-founder and Director of Action for Harmony (A4H), a platform that brings together more than 200 Hindu organisations across the United Kingdom, convening more than 250 leaders from 120 organisations and 100 towns at the landmark Harmony Conference 2025.

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Nilesh Solanki Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
03:44 - Background
06:55 - Balancing corporate & social impact
10:15 - The Hindu culture
12:57 - Career at PwC
16:50 - A digital transformation expert
22:31 - Reskilling for AI & tech
27:31 - Building communities
32:47 - Embracing diversity
38:07 - Principles of Charity & service
45:21 - Timeless concepts of community
53:48 - Personal fitness
58:47 - Ethics in the AI and AGI era
01:04:26 - AI & Consciousness
01:10:44 - Closure

#ai #digitaltransformation #leadership #responsibleai  #futureofwork ork #communities


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Claire Pribula is an entrepreneur, venture capital professional, and business executive specialising in agrifood technology (AgTech), venture capital, strategic business development, and international market expansion.

She is the Co-founder and Managing Director of The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, an early-stage AgTech venture capital fund based in Singapore and part of the global The Yield Lab network, which invests in technologies addressing agriculture, food production, sustainability, and food security.

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#agtech #foodsecurity #ai #agritech #innovation #climatetech #venturecapital #sustainability #citiesabcimpakt

About The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

The Yield Lab Asia Pacific (TYLAP) is an early-stage AgTech venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore. It is part of the global The Yield Lab network of independent investment funds focused on identifying, investing in, and supporting technology companies developing solutions for agriculture, food production, sustainability, and food security. The Asia Pacific fund primarily invests in Seed and Series A companies across the region while leveraging the wider global network's scientific, commercial, and agricultural expertise.

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Anupriya Nagar is a producer with a background as an economist and art collector who produced Hanuman Ansh, a film set for release in June 2026, to create high-impact narratives that balance spiritual inquiry with commercial excellence.

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Anupriya Nagar Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
02:24 - Background
05:52 - Film as a medium of storytelling
09:03 - Hanuman Ansh
12:47 - Influence on younger generations
15:46 - Why Hanuman Ansh?
19:23 - Spirituality & mental health
22:30 - The Production Process
26:11 - Digital promotions
30:29 - AI & Filmmaking
33:43 - Film engagement & audience
36:10 - Production with AI and VFX
38:57 - Music & spirituality
40:20 - Music Release
41:35 - Post-production roadmap
44:15 - Closure

#filmmaking #storytelling #spirituality #AI #technology #innovation #culture #leadership #mentalhealth #genz


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Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld is Human-Centric AI & Future Tech | Keynote Speaker & Board Advisor | Healthcare + Fintech | Generali Ch Board Director· Ex-UBS · AXA. She is a globally recognised expert in digital transformation, AI, blockchain, and Web3 in major areas special in Finance and Healthcare. 

She is the CEO and Founder of Marthaverse, a consulting and education platform that helps businesses and executives navigate digital transformation.

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Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
04:01 - Background
08:15 - From sci-fi to reality
14:10 - career in finance and fintech
21:10 - The imperative of people network education
24:58 - work Life balance
30:38 - Social impact work
33:49 - Marthaverse
38:36 - The duality of human nature
44:45 - The digital AI divide
53:53 - Tech products to empower humanity
01:00:38 - The Digital Zen Age
01:05:17 - Closure

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Marianne Hagen is the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Norway.

She is currently leading UArctic - Seabed Curtain project, together with Professor John Moore of the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, who also leads the UArctic Thematic Network behind the seabed curtain project.

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Marianne Hagen Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
02:13 - The Norwegian Background
06:35 - Career
11:12 - Working for Sustainable Goals
27:40 - What makes Norway successful in climate conservation
36:22 - uArctic Seabed Curtain Project
40:03 - How can you slow glacier melting
49:57 - Not doing anything will cost trillions of dollars
01:01:40 - technology as solution
01:06:29 - How can we all make a difference?
01:11:11 - Closure

About the UArctic Seabed Curtain Project

The Seabed Curtain Project, an initiative of The University of the Arctic (UArctic), is a collaborative effort to address the global sea level rise caused by glacier melt caused by warm, salty bottom waters eroding the glacier from beneath.  The project is funded by Shipowner Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation (which supports innovative environmental solutions), Outlier Projects (a silicon valley foundation)  and supported by The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA ) and AIAC,( AIAC) American Industrial Acquisition Corp.

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Frederic Laluyaux is a French-American enterprise software executive, entrepreneur, and investor known for his work in analytics, automation, and decision intelligence.

Fred is the Co-founder, President, and CEO of Aera Technology, where he leads the development of AI-driven systems designed to automate enterprise decision-making. Under Fred’s leadership, Aera has enabled more than 50 million optimized enterprise decisions, driving measurable impact.

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Frederic Laluyaux Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
03:07 - Inception of Aera Technology
06:47 - An experienced leadership in Agentic AI
18:02 - What is Decision Intelligence
23:12 - Agentic AI for adaptive and autonomous operations
27:45 - A true Decision Intelligence framework
32:31 - Decision Intelligence for smarter business decisions
37:10 - Optimising enterprise efficiency
41:50 - How can C-level leaders be prepared?
48:07 - Self-Driving enterprise
54:15 - Tech Bottlenecks
01:01:00 - Adopting Decision Intelligence
01:07:00 - Closure

About Aera Technologies

Aera Technology is the decision intelligence company and creator of Aera, the first agentic decision intelligence. Aera unifies data, analytics, AI, and automation to continuously optimize and execute decisions at scale across the enterprise. Aera helps organizations anticipate change, respond with confidence, and create lasting value.

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Max Studennikoff is an entrepreneur, investor, and conference organiser with over 25 years of experience across education, property development, and international events. Max is the Founder and Chairman of CC Forum, a leading global conference laser-focused on investment in sustainability.

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Check out my previous interview with Max Studennikoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8TUWFvsbU

Max Studennikoff Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
02:47 - Background
08:56 - History of CC Forum
14:28 - A decade of CC Forum
23:30 - The state of sustainability
32:32 - Why CC Forum?
38:27 - Family offices and investors
44:10 - Roadmap of CC Forum
50:54 - The CC Forum Community
54:50 - CC Forum events
57:53 - How to reach CC Forum?
59:22 - Closure

#climatechange #aiforgood #impactinvesting #sustainability #esg #greeninvestment


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Bill Laboon is the Vice President of Ecosystem at the Web3 Foundation, where he plays a key role in shaping the long-term direction of the Polkadot, Kusama, JAM, and broader Web3 ecosystem.

At the Web3 Foundation, Bill focused on OpenGov initiatives, technical education, staking support, and decentralised node operations.

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Bill Laboon Interview Questions

00:00 - Intro
03:55 - Inspiration in the modern Web 3.0 era
07:16 - Blockchain For User’s Application
14:50 - Polkadot and Web 3.0 Foundation Use Cases
19:52 - Blockchain for digital identity solutions
26:11 - Education in blockchain
35:17 - International Blockchain Certifications
40:53 - Courses at Web 3.0 Foundation
44:08 - OpenGov initiatives of Polkadot
48:08 - Blockchain & AI
54:13 - Encointer
58:00 - Trust in tech
01:03:37 - Blockchain & advanced deep tech
01:07:55 - Web 3.0 Foundation initiatives
01:12:16 - Closure

#trusteconomy  #digitalidentity  #ai #web3innovation  #blockchain_technology  #aiforgood  #techforgood

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