gino pereira

With over 30 years of executive, operational and financial experience at technology companies in the United States, Europe and the Far East, Gino has helped to develop several technology start-ups as well as served in an executive capacity in a large multinational public company

Currently Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc. a NASDAQ listed public company specializing in IOT, healthcare and financial technology, Gino was previously served as Chief Financial Officer, and later Chief Executive Officer, of Technest Holdings Inc., a publicly quoted defense contracting company, from 2004 to 2011

Gino is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK) and has an MBA, with a specialty in finance, from the Manchester Business School in England

john terrill

After completing his undergraduate degree in finance from Oklahoma City University, John attended graduate level courses at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, in China, where he also worked as a commodities pricing analyst. Upon completing his MBA with a specialization in International Business, John returned to the US and began working in the Bankruptcy and Liquidation industry, assisting in the management of assets under receivership. John currently maintains Series 7 and 66 securities licenses. To date his international experience allows John to consult for various multinational corporations on cross border transactions

His experience in this field has driven him to look for better solutions for the volatility that exists in potentially protracted transactions — he has founded Abaku to help to transfer that risk from participants to a hedged environment, managed across broad currency markets, in a low-cost platform

John currently serves as principal at Synergy Advisors Group

erick calder

With 30 years of experience in financial technology, Erick has served as a solutions architect for many large firms including Société Générale’s TCW, Legg Mason’s Western Asset, MUFG’s Union Bank, Thomson Reuters and Hughes Space & Comm

Founder of bitXpress, a bitcoin solution addressed to the unbanked, and me’mi-ki, an IRC-based peer-to-peer network, Erick is the former Chief Strategist for the Einsteinium ecosystem.  He currently consults on blockchain matters for Qubechain, Ubiquicoin, Dashboard Earth, Tripp, and the Givit Foundation, additionally serving as advisor to the Vevue video delivery platform, the EOS-based influence marketing solution Buttrfly, and a number of other initiatives

A fervent advocate of cryptocurrencies, Erick publishes often on Medium: [ https://medium.com/@ekkis/latest ]

richelle atkins

Founder of The Connect Group, a consulting firm that assists clients with business development, driving revenue, branding strategies, and connections to funding resources, Richelle, a 17-year veteran of the trade, specialises in providing solutions for companies, athletes, celebrities, and influencers

With a strong focus on customer experience, client relationships, corporate culture activation, and technology solutions, Richelle specialises in developing national and private events, camps, and venues for her distinguished client base

Amongst others, her clients comprise The Shark Group, Daymond John, Shaquille O’Neal, NXT-ID, Synergy Advisors Group, and Cornerstone Petroleum

A graduate of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, Richelle currently resides with her family in Oklahoma City