Ferenc Kovacs

Kris is a technologist and community organizer passionate about personal freedom, open-source, and decentralization. Kris works on projects ranging from cryptocurrency infrastructure and self-hosting to e-commerce and privacy-enhancing technologies. As the founder of CryptoCamp, a Czech summer camp focused on hands-on learning in crypto, self-sovereignty, and privacy, Kris helps beginners and enthusiasts alike gain confidence […]

Ryan Lackey is a cypherpunk and tech entrepreneur who has started an offshore datahaven in the North Sea, bootstrapped a satellite communications company operating in conflict zones, built a secure computing startup based on virtualization and intel processor security technologies, and is now using insurance as a way to improve the security of deployed cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence systems.

Tomas Studeník is an urban hacker, innovator, and author of The Art of Failure. He is the founder of Blackout Prague, a unique project that blends applied sociology with immersive theatre to explore what happens when modern cities go dark. Tomas has organized dozens of hackathons in Europe and the US, created the world’s first […]

Silke Noa is an activist lawyer, researcher, and mathematician with a passion for self-sovereignty, cryptographic infrastructure, and privacy-preserving technologies. A legal and strategic advisor to blockchain projects since 2014, she served as the first Chief Legal Officer of Gnosis (2018–2022), where she led the legal structuring behind its “DAOfication”, the safe.global and Cow.fi spin-offs, and […]