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Research Director / Founder
Roman Beck is Chester B. Slade professor at the Computer Information Systems Department at Bentley University in Boston. As blockchain economist, his research focuses on the changing nature of economic transactions due to blockchain.
Executive Director / Founder
Arno Laeven is a pioneer in the use of decentralised technologies in the real world economy. He was founder and director of the blockchain centers at Philips and Shell and has been an advisor to many other public and private organisations in Europe and beyond.
Fellow
Igor Mikhalev is a Partner at EY-Parthenon, where he advises governments, international organisations, and corporates on strategic initiatives involving digital currencies, tokenisation, and AI. Igor is a key voice in reimagining economic models for the 21st century through Capitalism 2.0
Fellow
Anja von Rosenstiel is a dual-qualified attorney (US & EU) specialising in cross-border crypto-asset regulation, data protection, and decentralised governance. At EDI, she brings a transatlantic perspective on European regulation and innovation in decentralisation.
Fellow
Patrik Hummel is professor of Philosophy and Blockchain at the University of Lucerne. He works on philosophical aspects of datafication and automation, and their interaction with concepts such as justice, sovereignty, identity and health.
Catalyst
Joachim Schwerin is Principal Economist at the European Commission’s DG GROW. Joachim has been instrumental in shaping Europe’s approach to the Token Economy and Distributed-Ledger Technologies, always with a sharp eye on privacy, sovereignty, and responsible innovation.
Fellow
Sabine is an investor and technologist with nearly a decade of experience in decentralisation in Energy and Climate Solutions at Shell. At EDI, she will focus on energy resilience and on decentralisation for nature-positive and climate solutions.
Fellow
Salvatore Luciano Furnari is an attorney and CPA with proven expertise in corporate and commercial law, financial markets regulation, fintech, crypto-assets, and decentralised finance (DeFi), including the EU MiCAR framework, tokenisation, DAO structures, and DLT/blockchain.
Fellow
Christoph Kreiterling is professor of Tech-Impact & Sustainability at the University of Applied Sciences Trier. His research focuses on exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping markets, regulation, and innovation. Before entering academia, he served as a Senior Adviser at BaFin.
Fellow
Wessel Reijers is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Media Studies at Paderborn University. He received his PhD in technology ethics from Dublin City University and was Research Associate in the ERC-funded BlockchainGov project led by Dr. Primavera De Filippi.
Fellow
Kelly Roegies has a decade of experience in EU policy communications and works for a leading European industry trade association. At EDI, she brings her expertise in strategic communication and her passion for decentralisation, blockchain, and gender inclusion in digital innovation.
Partnerships & Collaborations
Alessandro Malventano is Web3 Lead at Veracura where he builds bridges between blockchain technologies and nonprofit initiatives; powering social and environmental impact through wallets and DAOs. Alessandro holds an MA (Hons) in Global Studies.
Fellow
Kaitlin Beegle is Head of Governance at Polygon Labs. She advises DAOs, startups, and institutions on digital governance and network design. With a background in innovation policy , Kaitlin bridges public sector experience with decentralised technologies.
Catalyst
Mike McCabe worked in early-stage startups and institutional settings—bridging cryptography, governance, and regulatory compliance to deliver practical impact. As Product Lead at 0xbow, Mike is currently building privacy-preserving infrastructure that’s compliant by design.
Fellow
Victoria works as an independent advisor on EU digital and financial regulation and crypto, helping organisations follow and engage with complex legislative processes while keeping the public interest in focus. As Co-Founder and Operations Lead of Zuitzerland, she has convened builders, policymakers and civil society around open infrastructure
Fellow
Michael Zargham is the Founder of BlockScience, a systems engineering firm that designs and analyses digital public infrastructure. His work combines rigorous mathematics with real-world governance challenges, engineering systems that are transparent, resilient, and adaptive
Fellow
Sebastian Kortmann is professor at the University of Amsterdam with a focus on strategy, innovation, and digital business models. He has been involved with various tech-driven startups, scale-ups and venturing units
Fellow
Guus Visman is Investment Innovation Specialist at Climate KIC. He's working on climate finance adaptation for European cities and regions and advising high-impact climate tech startups. He began his career as a competition economist at The NL Authority for Consumers and Markets
Catalyst
Anna Pizzamiglio is Policy Analyst and Project Manager at the Lisbon Council. She leads initiatives at the intersection of technology and public policy, leveraging her cross-sector experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications.
Fellow
Johan Pouwelse is associate professor at Delft University of Technology. Johan is a distinguished scientist and innovator whose career has been defined by pioneering work at the intersection of decentralised systems, machine learning, and digital trust.
Fellow
Jeroen Schouten is Partner in the TMT practice at law firm Pinsent Masons. With over 25 years of practice as a technology lawyer, Jeroen specialises in advising major clients on technology, data protection, digital markets, and AI across the Netherlands and Europe
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