Sveinn Valfells, PhD. Chairman

Former co-founder and executive in telco, mobile, and biotech companies; advisor to & investor in ventures funds; co-author of Minting Money With Megawatts. Sveinn's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Physics from Boston University and an MS in Management Science from Stanford University.

Jón Helgi Egilsson, Ph.D

Jón is the former vice-chairman and chairman of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Iceland (2013-2017). He holds a master's degree in engineering from DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Iceland. Jón Helgi has contributed to academia as a former adjunct professor in financial engineering at Reykjavik University and as a visiting scholar at Columbia University, New York City.

Jón has co-founded four software companies, and served as Head of Capital Markets at Landsbanki bank. Jón discovered Bitcoin in 2012 and has since co-authored several reports on cryptocurrencies and blockchains, including a cover article in Proceedings of the IEEE.

Stella Stoyanova

Stella is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in data science, venture capital, and finance. Currently, she serves as Head of Data and Modeling at Crowberry Capital, leveraging her expertise in machine learning and financial modeling to drive innovation and strategic decision-making. Her career spans leadership roles, including board member at Saidot and Managing Director in Fixed Income at RBS.

Jón G. Jónsson

Jón G. Jónsson served on the Board of MP Bank (now Kvika) between 2010 and 2011 and as Director General (CEO) of Icelandic State Financial Investments ("ISFI") between 2012 and 2024. At ISFI, Jón Gunnar managed the initial public offering and subsequent accelerated book build of Íslandsbanki, raising more than ISK 110 billion for the Icelandic government. He is a part time and guest lecturer at the University of Iceland in law & economics and banking law. From 1992 to 2008 Jón Gunnar worked for Merrill Lynch in various capacities in investment banking and research in New York, Hong Kong and London. Jón Gunnar holds a B.S. degree from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and an LLM degree in law & economics from the universities of Hamburg and Bologna.

Gunnar Haraldsson, Ph.D.

Former Chair Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland, Director Inst. of Economic Studies (Univ. of Iceland) , founder Intellecon. Economist B.Sc. (Univ. of Iceland), Ph.D. (Univ. of Toulouse).