Episode 34: Michael Smith – How Property Owners Can Make Money In DeFi

Fractional Capital is an investment firm specializing in acquiring institutional-quality commercial real estate across the United States, leveraging a disciplined, data-driven approach to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. We use security tokens to give investors enhanced liquidity, global accessibility, and tax-efficient cash flows. These tokens revolutionize traditional real estate investing by providing unparalleled flexibility and 24/7 access. Fractional Capital prioritizes capital protection, diversification, and consistent returns through strategic relationships with top-tier operators in thriving markets.

Jennifer Tran is a developer relations engineer at DFINITY which is a major contributor to the Internet Computer. She is also a proposal reviewer and advisor to Somewhere Street DAO. Before DFINITY, she worked in front-end engineering at various startups in the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems. She also founded a token-gated NFT marketplace that raised over 1.7 million USD.

As an established player in the tokenization space, DigiShares is launching its real estate exchange (RealEstate.Exchange (REX)), an innovative digital trading platform that revolutionizes the way real estate assets are bought, sold, and invested in, using the transformative power of DLT. By tokenizing real estate assets, REX offers a secure, transparent, and efficient marketplace for investors of all backgrounds. REX allows companies to raise capital by issuing real estate tokens that can be traded on a secondary market.

As Legal Transaction Manager of Black Manta Capital Partners, Oscar advises on:

• Next Generation Investment Banking – Tokenization as a Service
• Incorporation of entities and setup of structures to raise funds from institutional clients (e.g. Securitisation Vehicles in Luxembourg)
• Advising issuers on structuring capital market deals and private placements.
• Advising clients in the area of blockchain / web3 / capital markets / Security Token Offerings

As partner in our Finance & Financial Regulation Group in Frankfurt, I advise our national and international clients on banking regulatory issues and finance law.

During the years working at Bird & Bird, I gained profound knowledge about the more and more regulated financial market and its trends. With this experience, I am focussing my daily work on regulatory issues regarding financial firms. Hereby, I am specialised on advising my clients on the interdependence of regulation and digitalisation, in a world changed by disruptive technologies, with the financial industry being no exception. Therefore, my advisory focus concerns fintech, insurtech and regtech companies as well as their investors on various matters from regulation through investment structures to ownership control. In particular, I am advising on the regulation of crypto-assets/token and related services.

As the founder of Tappollo Media, Boon brings a wealth of experience in product and technology and a visionary approach to the startup ecosystem. His expertise spans a diverse range of industries, including education, wellness, hospitality, healthcare, gaming, media, and entertainment platforms. Boon’s strategic guidance and innovative mindset have been instrumental in launching startups now worth over $2 billion. Tappollo Media is a technology venture studio dedicated to helping visionary startup founders bring their innovative ideas to life. Based in New York City,

Tappollo Media excels in providing comprehensive support for early-stage ventures, blending strategic guidance with cutting-edge technology to transform ambitious concepts into successful businesses.

Mr. Fadi Massouh is the CEO of AI Real Estate Consultancy, the first RERA-approved AI real estate consultancy in Dubai. He has been featured in prominent news outlets such as Gulf News, Al Sharq Business, and Zawya, solidifying his position as a leading real estate expert and advisor in the Dubai market. A distinguished speaker, Mr. Massouh has participated in numerous real estate and technology conferences worldwide.

With extensive experience in construction and development, Mr. Massouh is revolutionizing real estate consultancy by maximizing revenue and savings for Real Estate Developers, Investors, and Private Equity Funds. By leveraging AI and advanced data analytics, he consistently delivers unmatched value to his clients.

Mr. Massouh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Concordia University, Montreal, and has completed the Fenestration Associate program through the American Architectural Manufacturer-Association in Illinois, USA. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, he excels in building connections and communicating effectively in a global business landscape.

Scott is a futurist, multi-jurisdiction qualified and experienced lawyer, responsible officer for a regulated virtual assets business, fintech entrepreneur, value creator, passionate public speaker, and industry thought leader. Scott co-founded Tokinvest to provide the gateway to the world’s most desirable assets for all investors.

Scott has been a director of Hedera LLC for more than 5 years, having also been an observer for 2 years of the Hbar Foundation board and a Hedera governing council representative for several years. Previously, Scott was the Founder and Managing Director of TOKO – enterprise grade tokenization and digital assets management platform which secured the first full market Broker-Dealer and Exchange Services VASP Licenses and was responsible for helping TOKO to structure the world’s first debt tokenization transaction.

Scott has been the recipient of multiple industry awards and recognition, including:

– Recognised as “Most Innovative Lawyers”, Financial Times, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
– Scott Thiel ranked leading individual by Chambers & Partners Fintech Guide 2022
– Scott Thiel ranked by Chambers & Partners, TMT, Greater China Region 2022
– Scott Thiel recognised as a “Leading Individual for TMT”, The Legal 500, Hong Kong 2022

Borys Pikalov is a prominent entrepreneur and researcher. As a co-founder at Stobox, he is one of the most experienced professionals in the RWA industry, having studied hundreds of tokenization cases. Borys is an active educator, sharing his expertise via his YouTube channel, Stobox blog, and media resources. Borys Pikalov is a prominent entrepreneur and researcher. As a co-founder at Stobox, he is one of the most experienced professionals in the RWA industry, having studied hundreds of tokenization cases. Borys is an active educator, sharing his expertise via his YouTube channel, Stobox blog, and media resources.

Ciprian Filip is a pioneering figure in the realm of real estate tokenized assets, bringing a wealth of expertise and a visionary approach to the industry. As the co-founder of Perty.io, Ciprian has been instrumental in revolutionizing how property investments are approached, leveraging blockchain technology to create accessible and transparent investment opportunities. In addition to his role at Perty.io, he serves as the CEO of Fundshing, where he continues to innovate in the financial sector, driving advancements in digital asset management and funding solutions. With an extensive background in both real estate and fintech, Ciprian Filip is at the forefront of transforming traditional markets into modern, tokenized ecosystems. His leadership and forward-thinking strategies make him a prominent and respected voice in the field of real estate tokenization.

Through his legal expertise in digital assets, experience in blockchain, and academic background in policy and regulation, Andrew offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective to address the wide range of issues his clients face. Andrew strives for advancement in the industry and believes bridging the gap between technology and law is essential to client services.

Fusang is a digital securities exchange connecting brokers and banks on a global scale to private markets and alternative investments. Fusang is built to serve, not disrupt, traditional financial intermediaries by enabling trading, custody and clearing of investments through our regulated ecosystem. Fusang bridges access to markets where global product distribution is underserved, and products present higher margin opportunities for brokers, including equities, bonds, funds, sukuk, and alternatives. Fusang’s next-generation technology and standardised legal frameworks power the world’s first truly global stock exchange.

Henry is a Member of the Fusang Exchange’s Exchange Committee, and is the Chairman of its Listing Committee.

Henry works closely with global institutional investors and financial regulators to bring professionalism and structure to the industry, and is a regular keynote speaker on the subject of digital assets. He is also a member of the University of Oxford’s Digital Assets Project at the Commercial Law Centre.
Henry is a Board Director of Portcullis: The Asian Wealth Manager. Portcullis is Asia’s biggest independent group of trust companies, and provides a one-stop shop for corporate, trustee and fund administration services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, philanthropies, private banks, and investment managers.

Henry holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics & Economics, and a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford. Henry holds a Masters of Science in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he wrote his thesis on the behaviour of family offices. He also holds a Diploma in Information Technology, that he completed at the age of 12, and a Certificate in Chinese Language & Literature from Peking University.
Henry is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

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Alastair is CEO at Energy Tokens https://www.energytokens.io & Ziyen Energy. Ziyen-Coin SEC-compliant energy asset security token. https://www.ziyen.com/ziyencoin_future_currency_of_oil_industry/

Andres is a forward-thinking, business leader and entrepreneur with several ventures under his belt. In 2014 he acknowledged Ethereum’s founders in Toronto, he started learning about Crypto & Blockchain. He has been working in several industries in Business development, for EMEA & The Americas market for almost 15 years. In 2019 he helped as a Cofounder the first PropTech Association in Latam & bootstrapped CityZeen as the “Netflix of Neighborhoods” to improve community living by leveraging DLT & UAV technologies.

My core competencies include deal structuring, private equity, emerging markets, and tokenization of real-world assets. I have led and participated in over 50 global transactions in various sectors, such as oil and gas, mining and metals, real estate, fintech, and media. Some of our key holdings include a global mineral development company that was one of the first to tokenize a real-world asset on the blockchain, and a new fintech focus on projects built on the Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision Blockchain such as TroyMoney and Tokenized.

My mission is to advance global projects that deliver social and economic impact, while generating attractive returns for our investors and partners.

Matthieu is the co-founder of Magma, a ground breaking platform designed for 21st Century Real Estate. He shares his time between Paris and Miami since 1998. Matthieu believes that Web3 is the Foundation for a new paradigm shift in the economy and his goal is to make Magma lead the way in this transformation and educate companies and people in this journey. They are launching simultaneously in Europe and the US.

Kevin is Director of Kognitive, with over 35 years of Advisory services, specialising in Management, Commercial and Digital technology. Founder of Kognitive – a platform to help homeowners, landlords and local authorities to work towards lower utility bills and a roadmap to retrofits, working with Atkins, RICS and industry leaders to release a platform that provides the steps to reducing energy bills in a time of rising costs and the urgent need to reduce our carbon footprint.
Kevin’s experience covers both pre- and post-contract stages in the infrastructure sectors gained in the UK and Overseas. Kognitive-uk Owner advising on the latest technologies such as Reality Capture, Blockchain, 4G IoT sensors and 7D estimation.

Kevin is responsible for managing the organization’s resources, promoting the enterprise to stakeholders, and implementing strategic plans. Using a long history of successful project and string leadership, organizational skills, analytical thinking, strategic planning, time management, the ability to work under pressure, communication abilities, and supervisory skills. Holding in-depth knowledge of Commercial planning and with the ability to apply Systems technologies to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective options are selected during the design development stage. Founder member of the Construction SMART Contract Committee working with HS2 and TRU on digital passports for the golden thread of information. Board member of FIBREE a Blockchain organisation with members worldwide using the latest technologies to ensure the best metrics are tabled to improve efficiencies and inform circular economy aspirations.

Key achievements in 2024:
– Completed over R$ 52 million in transactions in 2024.
– Structured portfolios for construction companies with a total GSV exceeding R$ 1.2 billion.

My professional mission revolves around offering unique real estate opportunities, emphasizing deals that not only promise profitability but also demonstrate significant value appreciation potential. My approach is always strategic and data-driven, ensuring that every investment opportunity is thoroughly vetted to maximize returns. As an enthusiast of innovation, I have been a pioneer in leveraging proptech and construtech, aiming to redefine the standards of efficiency and transparency in real estate through advanced technology. Beyond my core activities, I am the co-founder of REORA, the first real estate Oracle in Brazil, and I actively contribute to the real estate community as the Regional Chair in Santa Catarina for FIBREE. These roles underscore my commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the real estate industry.

Roland possesses over 20 years of extensive experience in real estate investment and development management. Before assuming the role of head of the audit business for DekaBank’s real estate organization in Frankfurt, assuring all operations of its remarkable €40 billion international real estate portfolio, Roland had successfully managed the real estate advisory business at PwC in Frankfurt.

In the early stages of his career, Roland demonstrated exceptional proficiency in building an impressive portfolio, amounting to €250 million, comprising both residential and commercial real estate projects. Over recent years, Roland has honed his focus on advancing digitalization and promoting sustainability principles within the real estate sector.

Roland is not only an accomplished real estate professional but also an Architect and holds a distinguished MBA. His academic journey includes studying at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, Saïd Business School, IESE Business School, and the University of Augsburg. Roland’s commitment to innovation and industry advancement is evident through his role as a founding member of the Oxford Blockchain Foundation and as regional chair Frankfurt with FIBREE.

Member of the BAR Real Estate Law Commission. Coordinator of the Real Estate Tokenization Working Group at BAR. Regional Chair of FIBREE. Legal Board Member of Netspaces.

Anniina Saari is a visionary doctoral researcher and a passionate advocate for the transformative potential of blockchain technology in the real estate sector. With over fifteen years of hands-on experience in Nordic commercial real estate, including roles in property development, commercial leasing, business development, and sales, Anniina brings a wealth of industry knowledge to her doctoral research at Aalto University.

Anniina’s Ph.D. research delves deep into the world of blockchain technology and its profound implications for the real estate industry. Her work aims to drive industry-level systemic changes by leveraging blockchain’s capabilities to advance economic, social, and environmental sustainability within the real estate sector.

Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of literature spanning from 2013 to 2022, Anniina has mapped out the grand promise of blockchain technology for real estate. Additionally, she has conducted empirical assessments of real-world blockchain applications, uncovering invaluable insights into current developments, implementation challenges, and the realized value. Anniina is excited to share her expertise and shed light on blockchain’s potential for the real estate sector. Join Anniina as she takes you on a journey into the world of blockchain-powered real estate. Together, we’ll explore how blockchain technology can shape the future of the real estate sector and drive positive change.

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association created for financial market professionals, by financial market professionals. As we work to incorporate and adapt these powerful advances in technology – including the emergence of digital currencies – to the world of “Finance 2.0″​, having an organized, strategic approach will help all participants involved in the global, distributed ledger ecosystem. Our mission is to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of distributed ledger technology across financial markets. We do this by engaging with market participants, regulators, policymakers and technology innovators through direct communication, comment letters, studies and more to guide the public dialogue about blockchain, distributed ledger and smart contract technology, so that the financial markets can realize the full potential of these capabilities. We seek to do this in a way that is effective, complies with all regulatory safeguards and ultimately paves the way for more efficient and profitable markets.

Liberty Real Estate Fund (LibertyFund.io) is an enhanced way to invest in the cash flow and stability of high quality commercial real estate with the combined advantages of liquidity and security of Blockchain technology. Liberty Fund is a real estate fund engineered for investors to achieve: Geographic diversification, industry diversification, and tenant credit strength. Our portfolio of Single-Tenant Net-Lease properties is constructed with brand name Essential Businesses, operating in high growth markets throughout the United States.

Bull Blockchain Law, LLP is a boutique law firm, and Philadelphia’s first firm to focus on providing legal services related to blockchain technology, digital assets, virtual currency activities, and other emerging technologies. The founders of the firm began mining cryptocurrency during law school and writing about the legal and public policy impacts of bitcoin as early as 2011. The attorneys at Bull Blockchain Law apply a deep and unique understanding of blockchain to save time and expense for each client. Bull Blockchain Law also services businesses and startups working in other industries, providing services related to corporate formation and governance, equity compensation, intellectual property protection, contract negotiation and litigation, capital raising, internet policies, and much more. Learn more at: https://bullblockchainlaw.com/.

Jake founded Cooperativ Labs to develop blockchain-based tools for solving common business problems. The company’s current work focuses on tooling for tokenizing private offerings.

Rubens is a professional with experience in strategic planning and Blockchain applications for businesses and Real Estate market, mentoring startups and digital businesses. Since 1999, Rubens has developed several businesses in the Brazilian online market in partnership with other major entrepreneurs. Over the past 5 years Rubens has dedicated himself to promoting BlockChain technology and the digital assets market, contributing to the development and dissemination of new technologies that will provoke a new revolution in the way we deal with money and trust. He is currently a Country Manager for CoinPayments, a board member of FIBREE and and a Co-Founder at Insignia.

Specializations: Entrepreneur, E-commerce, Digital Mktg, Startups, Digital Assets, Blockchain, CryptoCurrencies, Security Tokens, Real Estate Tokens.

Founder and CEO of Arms &McGregor International Group® including Arms &McGregor Leisure, Vacations, Investments and Realty ®. Aside from running Arms &McGregor International Realty ® Makram is also the Founder of BBP a specialist media and tech agency and have co-founded other Real estate brokerages similar to Morgan’s International Realty and Clemson porter Properties. Regional Chair of FIBREE, the Foundation for International Blockchain and Real Estate Expertise. Makram is an author or 3 books and more than 200 articles. Makram’s vision is to Revolutionize real estate as an asset class by Liquifying, adding transparency, removing imperfections and making it accessible. Makram’s concept Real estate 6.0 is considered the future of what the asset class will become.

He worked as architect and project manager in Germany, the UK and the USA, completed a MBA at Vlerick Business School and was for six years head of IT at Daimler Real Estate. Currently he is responsible for the Real Estate Digitalization at Vattenfall in Germany.

Presently, he’s embarking on a visionary journey to transform real estate investment dynamics, bridging the realms of real estate developers and owners with global investors using distributed ledger and blockchain technology. Backed by a robust real estate asset portfolio exceeding $500 million in Albania, T-Blocks stands poised to establish itself as a pioneering force in the region, instigating a transformative shift in the contours of traditional finance through the innovative paradigm of tokenization.

Cristina is an innovative financial advisor and versatile licensed realtor (Investments, GDPR, contracts, Tax, Blockchain in Real Estate, Proptech) focused on improving real estate services. With over twenty years of experience in corporate finance and real estate, she is constantly working on digital transformation for the real estate industry, resulting in successful outcomes.
Cristina’s best aptitudes are creativity and resilience, allowing her to develop expertise in new tech development (Project Management, Agile, Lean Management, Design Thinking, etc.). As an Executive Board Member for FIBREE, she plays an active role in the use and application of Blockchain in the Real Estate industry, implementing new technologies such as Document Automation, collaborative platforms, chatbots, document review, and signature platforms. Cristina founded companies like royalestates.using and applyingpt, royalnomads.io, and the creator of innovative projects like smardeed.io. She is also the CEO of Mercury Vortex, Big Ed, and Vanguard 88, bringing innovation and speed to high-frequency digital asset trading.

With a track record of creating strategic alliances and fostering relationships across major global markets, Sanjeev has spearheaded key partnerships in Dubai, Singapore, Bahrain, and India. His finesse in investor management, coupled with his hands-on approach in handling multi-billion-dollar portfolios, underscores his exceptional ability to translate visionary strategies into significant sales growth. Sanjeev’s international acumen, rooted in his comprehension of diverse cultures and business landscapes, has catalyzed substantial growth for leading business conglomerates. His dedication to Tassets has positioned the company as a frontrunner in real-world asset modernization, leveraging cutting-edge technology and global insights. His academic achievements, including an MBA and certification as a Blockchain Specialist, further reflect his commitment to continuous learning and leading industry trends. Based in Foster city, California, Sanjeev’s influence extends beyond his local community. His dedication to technological innovation, international development, and thought leadership continues to substantially impact investor management, technology, real estate, and blockchain. In a world increasingly driven by digital innovation and cross-border collaboration, Sanjeev stands as a beacon of excellence and foresight, consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible and setting new benchmarks for global business excellence. His insights, leadership, and relentless pursuit of excellence continue to shape the future of the industries he passionately serves.

Jo’s innovative mindset and passion for business development have led him to explore blockchain technology since 2014, specifically focusing on its potential applications to real estate processes. As the founder of Blockchain2RealEstate, Jo offers consultancy services to organizations that are eager to explore, develop, or get connected to the right business partners for their blockchain experiments in real estate. With his extensive knowledge of the Real Estate industry and blockchain technology, Jo is a sought-after expert. He brings expertise to every project he works on and continually strives to push the industry forward. Jo’s dedication and commitment to innovation have made him a respected figure in the Real Estate community, and his work at FIBREE is helping to pave the way for the adoption of blockchain technology in the industry.

Marcus Bourn is a seasoned real estate professional with over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate services, acquisitions, asset management, brokerage services while also investing in residential and commercial properties.

His work in commercial real estate has taken Mr. Bourn all across the United States and Western Europe, but his core focus has been retail transactions on the Eastern Seaboard. His time in commercial real estate has given him exposure to various markets and negotiating both simple and complex transactions.

In 2014 Mr. Bourn was exposed to Bitcoin, but it was not until 2018 when he became very interested in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. It was while attending an event for the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance that he really connected the dots between blockchain technology and real estate. Since then, he has continued to network and learn more about blockchain technology. He recently completed the Blockchain Strategy and Cryptocurrency at University of Oxford.

Justin also advises a broad range of clients on issues related to blockchain, cryptocurrency and NFTs. He conducts extensive research on digital assets and writes extensively on the legal and business issues associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Eric Bleau is a real estate investor that grew up in a family of real estate entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley at a time when computer technology was taking off. With a diverse background in real estate investing, development, and construction project management, along with his passion for computers and technical skills, he brings an innovative approach to marketing, referred to as “Growth Hacking”, which is often used by early-stage startups who need explosive growth. After seeing how effective this approach was for San Francisco tech startups, he realized that this marketing approach could be applied to multifamily syndication and has contributed to the rapid growth of Grocapitus Investments.

Grocapitus Investment uses cutting-edge real estate analytics technology to source, acquire, or build large multifamily and build-to-rent communities across the U.S., for nearly 800 investors. Current portfolio is over 4,800 units with over $1 Billion AUM.
Learn more at https://grocapitus.com

Julio Caceres, CEO & Founder of BRiX Financial Technologies Holding Corporation (BRiX) https://realtybrix.com. BRiX is a PropTech/FinTech located in Florida. The Company is developing a fractional real estate technology, which will be used to fractionalize real estate that we purchase and manage and will allow investors to buy and sell fractions of BRiX properties through an online marketplace. Julio has dedicated his life to the financial freedom of others. After 4 years of loyal service in the US Marine Corp, he started working for the US Department of Homeland Security. During his time there Julio received many awards & with his highest achievement being the co-development of the CBP ROAM app, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. “My goal is to help bring the power of real estate investing to the masses.”

Grant Weiss is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
ROCKVAL™ since 2012. Rockval, Inc. is a leading property-technology company located in West Palm Beach, Florida that provides powerful and affordable technology solutions to the commercial real estate industry. Rockval helps CRE professionals underwrite, share, and present acquisition and development deals in a step-by-step, data-driven process.

Mike Bardi is currently Head of Business Development at Rapid Innovation where he helps startups launch their blockchain app in 90 days or less. Bardi has been actively involved in blockchain-based projects since 2016, with extensive experience in NFTs and tokenomics on EVM-compatible chains. Prior to Rapid Innovation, Bardi consulted for a real estate startup called Rexnet.io that aims to help real estate owners gain liquidity in their illiquid assets. As a side project, Bardi works on HEXMarket.com, an NFT marketplace that allows users to mint NFT artwork that’s backed by financial NFTs. Bardi currently resides in San Diego, California.

Known as one of the most respected personalities in the NFT community, Sam, like many others before him, began his journey into the world of NFTs via the EOS blockchain game Upland. Making a huge whale splash on the scene, Sam purchased “Grand Central Station” in Manhattan, NYC, Upland for a cool $21,000 USD. This led to an interview with TD on the UPX Podcast, and a friendship was immediately formed. A few months later, he and TD came up with the concept for what would eventually become NFTGamerTV. Since then, Sam (aka Sany) has established himself as a staple in the WAX and ETH communities, and continues to expand his network with his charm, charisma, and general likeability.

Throughout Mr. Kelley’s 20+ years of experience, he has also tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, administrative courts, and arbitration. With over $70 million in verdicts, settlements, workouts, and millions in settlements prior to trial, Mr. Kelley understands that there isn’t a one-solution fits all for every case. Mr. Kelley routinely advises real estate investors and other entrepreneurs about entity selection, corporate formation, risk assessment, and other related transactional needs. Mr. Kelley also represents a number of companies and family businesses in providing advice and counsel in the capacity as outside general counsel.

Mr. Kelley was previously a partner with Cappello & Noel, one of the nation’s foremost complex commercial litigation firms, in Santa Barbara, California. While at Cappello, Mr. Kelley successfully prosecuted and defended major commercial litigation involving a variety of commercial matters including Iender Iiability, contract and transactional disputes, and fraud.
Mr. Kelley and his wife Michelle currently live in the Dallas area actively raising their 3 boys.

Kirill Mishanin has been involved in the crypto space since 2017, is founder of the Infodriver Capital asset management fund in the UK and a blockchain consultant in UAE. He runs technical partnerships with TOP IT companies (IBM, Oracle, Alibaba, Lenovo). He also participates in the World NFT&DeFi Summit, World Blockchain Summit and Smart Summit. He is a Top 10 Leading Blockchain Entrepreneur.

Grant Powell is the Founder of Curios, professional numismatist, and an ex-Googler. An expert in developing some of the most innovative technologies and digital products, some of Grant’s highlights include the first-ever live streaming platform for YouTube (for concerts such as U2, Alicia Keys, Coachella) and the first-ever application to integrate with Spotify’s web API for matching people based on their similar tastes in music. Grant is knowledgeable in a wide range of programming languages as well as being an expert in design and artistic direction.

John Belitsky is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, technologist, and commercial real estate expert. With over two decades of real estate experience, John has overseen more than $2 billion in transactions across asset classes. He has an extensive background in joint ventures, investment sales, leasing, development, finance, construction, and management. John’s passion for leveraging innovation and technology to mitigate inefficiencies led him to become a savant in blockchain and web3 technology. He quickly grew into an enthusiast and developer, creating and building a groundbreaking ecosystem for real estate tokenization and investing.

As Co-Founder of Balcony DAO, a Web3 real estate investment platform, John focuses on business strategy and blockchain tech. His business acumen coupled with his extensive real estate background and technological prowess has been instrumental in creating the first-of-its-kind real estate NFT investment platform backed by real-world assets. In addition to his role at Balcony, John serves as President and CEO of Abraham + Martin, a boutique advisory and investment firm focused on real estate strategy, transaction, and investment services. He is also one of the founding members of Pitch DAO, a collaborative community for NFT founders and builders to share ideas and feedback. John compliments his professional career with his interest in filmmaking, photography, media and music production, art, and travel.

Invest On Main moves real estate investing from the Paper Stage to the Digital Age. Using blockchain technology, real estate ownership is transformed into easier access and liquidity. Invest On Main (IOM) is creating the Super App for obtaining high quality, cash flowing real estate and alternative investments with the easiest to use and most comprehensive capital raising platform/marketplace. IOM removes the hassle for sponsors (issuers) to raising capital and delights investors by simplifying access to high-quality, wealth generating opportunities. IOM is an easy-to-use real estate capital matching marketplace for both real estate sponsors and investors. It is designed to make real estate investing easier, faster and as frictionless as possible.

Our purpose-built real estate tokenization platform, designed by real estate experts, streamlines real estate sponsor capital raising processes and solves investor management/fund administration problems. Invest On Main provides a single user-friendly portal for raising capital, issuing tokenized tradable shares, fund reporting, paying distributions and maintaining capitalization tables as well as a real estate marketplace for crowdfunding and token trading. As the leading Tokenization as a Service (TaaS) company, IOM combines decades of real estate syndication knowledge with a team of real estate professionals, legal and regulatory experts, software engineers, seasoned investors and capital markets specialists. You can learn more about our opportunities at https://investonmain.com/.

Realto Group Inc. is a Silicon Valley based Web 3.0 technology company, focused on Real Estate Digitization through Tokenization & NFT, Digital Twin Solutions. We are primarily working in the Real Estate sector.
Three product verticals under Realto Group

1. White Label/Private Label Tokenization Solutions- B2B enterprise platform RealtoApps
2. NFT Solutions
3. Digital Twin Solutions

Flagship platform RealtoApps, built on secured Blockchain & AI technologies, enables real estate asset managers, property owners, portfolio and fund
managers to raise capital, sell real estate assets, and launch real estate NFT marketplaces in an efficient, secure and cost-effective manner. RealtoApps is the world’s innovator, utilizing Smart Contracts, NFTs and Digital Twins in the Real Estate & Hospitality Industries.

Inveniam is a fintech company, headquartered in Miami, Florida, with offices in New York City and Novi, MI. Founded in 2017, Inveniam has built Inveniam.io, a powerful technology platform that utilizes big data, AI, and blockchain technology to provide not only surety of data, but high-functioning use of that data in a distributed data ecosystem. Through Inveniam’s platform, users can obtain real-time pricing of private, infrequently traded assets, accelerate diligence, accurately price assets, and identify buyers for those assets. Inveniam’s platform credentials data to commute trust throughout the global financial system. Inveniam holds numerous patents pertaining to the ingestion of data into smart contracts.

John Dean Markunas is a real estate industry blockchain advisor, strategist and business development consultant. He is the Principal Consultant with Power of Chain Global Consultancy LLC. Mr. Markunas’ work covers several distinct real estate sectors; property title insurance, transactional, cryptocurrency use, tokenization and land registry. He has been advising startups since 2017. Mr. Markunas is an active member of the following blockchain organizations: Government Blockchain Association, GBA’s Land Titling Working Group, Foundation for International Blockchain Real Estate Expertise.

Mr. Markunas is a prominent public speaker on blockchain use in the real estate industry, author of several articles covering a variety of topics on blockchain and its impact on real estate industry processes. With over 25 years in the commercial real estate industry, he has lived and worked in Mexico and Brazil as a real estate industry consultant, broker and appraiser. Mr. Markunas has a BS degree in Business Administration from Florida State University. He also holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of San Francisco, State of California. John is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Most recently, Casey is ac o-founder of Four Walls Plus, an innovative AI real estate company. This venture leverages AI to seamlessly match developers, real estate agents, and buyers/renters throughout the acquisition and buying process. Casey has been at the forefront of blending traditional real estate practices with cutting-edge technology.

Blockchain Marketing expert with over 15 years of experience leading Marketing Agency, Ad Network, and in-house Brand Marketing Teams. Jason is an expert in digital channels including Search Engines, Social Media Platforms, Programmatic Ad Exchanges, Influencer Networks, Email Automation, Content Marketing, and Partnerships. Jason’s accomplishments in these disciplines include surpassing industry performance benchmarks with both Fortune 500 companies and scaling startups, alike.
Over the past 5 years Jason has worked with over 600 brands, many of which in the FinTech vertical and over 300 focused on Investor Acquisition initiatives associated with 9-figures of funding. DNA has developed unique first party investor data that has been instrumental in the success of these campaigns across Blockchain and Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns.
Jason has been showcased in Panel and Individual presentations at a high volume of Tech and Marketing conferences, along with his “Test. Optimize.Scale.” Podcast. He is also committed to a number of Thought Leadership content projects for 2020, including the Forbes Agency Council. Jason manages a Los Angeles team with experience in all aspects of the user journey.

Evangelos is the SVP of ATS Services at Oasis Pro Markets. Evangelos’s core capabilities include new product development, trading platforms technology and project management. He has a successful track record of introducing new products, platforms and programs that drove profitable growth and improved customer engagement and value for companies such as Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and GAIN Capital. Evangelos is a Series 7 general securities representative and a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of New Jersey.

A key member of the growing FIBREE Miami Chapter (Foundation for International Blockchain and Real Estate Expertise – fibree.org), Laura is instrumental in branding FIBREE throughout the State of Florida. She is also a member of GBA (Government Blockchain Association – gbaglobal.org), and the Chair of FBBA’s Real Estate Committee (Florida Blockchain Business Association – fbba.io). She works closely with thought leaders in the space to organize initiatives and events to create more public and private sector awareness and understanding of the transformative technology blockchain brings to the Real Estate Industry.

Mohsin has over a decade of experience in Real estate investments and development & having run a successful Investment company. He has studied at York University, Harvard Business School, Graduate school of Design at Harvard University, and most recently at Said Business School at the University of Oxford, focusing on finance, real estate development, urban design & blockchain.

Known as one of the few lawyers that actually speaks English, Mauricio helps real estate syndicators, and those looking to tokenize their real estate offerings, stay out of jail by ensuring full compliance with Federal and State securities laws. With more than 22 years of securities experience, Mauricio is the premier real estate syndication attorney in the country and heads up the firm’s security token offerings (STO) practice.

Mauricio was recently featured on the cover of the Top 100 Magazine as a Top 100 Attorney and has previously been recognized as one of the top California attorneys under 40 by Super LawyersÒ magazine.

As an educator at heart, Mauricio regularly travels around the country speaking to real estate investors on how the legal regulatory piece fits into the overall syndication and capital raising puzzle.

Mauricio acts as legal advisor to KenMcElroy.com (Rich Dad Advisor and owner of 10,000 Units) and represents many well-known real estate syndicators, like Robert Helms (host of The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show and Brandon Turner (former host of the Bigger PocketsÒ podcast).

A graduate of The University of California at Berkeley, Mauricio lives in Southern California with his wife Heidi, and their little angels, Adelina and Alessandra.

Richard is a seasoned entrepreneur and accomplished securities industry executive having held several leadership roles at the forefront of finance and technology, have held senior positions at Societe Generale, Greenwich Associates, Liquidnet and ITG. Richard is a pioneer and thought-leader in electronic trading; former consultant to large organizations on equity market structure, blockchain and cryptocurrency and FinTech.

John Wu is President of Ava Labs, an Andresseen Horowitz backed technology company building the next-generation blockchain platform: Avalanche. John’s objective is to open up financial services and products to all. In this role, he leverages his expertise from over 20 years as a fintech executive and technology investor to create a blockchain-enabled solution for originating, issuing, and trading financial assets. John was previously CEO of the SharesPost Digital Assets Group, enabling compliant token trading of private shares and funds. Prior to that, he was a technology investor and the founder of Sureview Capital, a global hedge fund backed by the Blackstone Group. John began his investment career at Tiger Management, before managing a global technology portfolio at Kingdon Capital.

As the Managing Member of Bronson Equity (www.BronsonEquity.com), Bronson is a general partner in 2000 multifamily units worth over $200M. Bronson co-leads a large in person multifamily meetup in Pasadena, CA called FIBI Pasadena Multifamily (www.fibipasadena.com). Bronson is the host of The Mailbox Money Show and he understands the investor mindset, having spoken individually over the phone with over 1200 investors and having raised over $25M for real estate deals. Bronson is the author How to Use Inflation to Your Advantage and is a regular contributor to YouTube and his blog. Bronson is the Capital Raising Coach at Kingdom REI, a faith based group, helping investors find deals and raise funds for large real estate deals

Nick is also the author and publisher of Profit, a widely read monthly financial newsletter and a frequent contributor, host and moderator for many of the top financial news platforms in the world including Real Vision and Blockworks.

Prior to that, Mr. Grossman was a district manager, at Related Management Company from 2008-2013. He oversaw a portfolio of over 2,000 units, managed and successfully completed over $80mm of rehabilitation projects. From 2003-2008 he was a partner in a Boston-based residential, management and development company, where he successfully focused on sales, leasing and development, of various types of residential buildings.

Mr. Grossman received his BA in finance from Boston University in 2002.

Ms. Howard has over nineteen years’ experience in alternative investments with a specialization in non-traded REITS, private placement offerings (under Regulation D) and private equity offerings. Prior to joining MBD Solutions, Ms. Howard held positions in sales, sales management and national accounts at Cole Capital, Lightstone Securities, Bluerock Real Estate, Realty Capital and as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley.

As a senior HR professional, managing director, and as a conFrom Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles, Vernon J. is a social entrepreneur and real estate investor with a passion for helping communities of color build generational wealth. Since 2005, Vernon has dedicated his life to community-building through multifamily acquisitions and asset management, facilitating over $100 million worth of real estate transactions around the United States. Giving back has always been a major part of Vernon’s career. Some of the community programs he co-founded in the last decade are Healthy NYC, Young Masterminds Initiative, NY for Seniors, Mastermind Connect, and EastNewYork.com, all of which are thriving today. With over 15 years of experience in the multifamily real estate industry, five years of immersive global Blockchain exposure, six continents traveled, and a growing affordable housing portfolio, Vernon looks forward to using his contacts and broad expertise to uplift underserved communities from coast to coast. Vernon graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon, one of the nation’s top-ranked prep schools, and attended Seton Hall University, majoring in finance. For more information about Vernon, go to VernonJ.com or connect with him on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Laurent is a serial entrepreneur and investor with more than 25 years of experience building and managing successful companies in the digital space. He’s the co-founder and Chairman of Reel Deal Group the first B2B digital marketplace for trading TV and Film Rights and Reel Track a blockchain-based decentralized universal registry for the audiovisual industry. As CEO of Estatoken, a full-service marketing firm focused on Real Estate Digital Securities Offerings, he pioneered the tokenization of La Estancia Golf Resort located in The Dominican Republic. He sits on the board of StangaOne1 a leading offshore digital production center with +280 employees based in Sofia, Bulgaria with offices in Serbia, London and Paris.

CRO at Ubitquity.io – Pioneers in blockchain and real estate industries. Provide Blockchain as a service platform to record residential and commercial title to Title companies and county governments. In the process of launching our newest product SmartEscrow which allows the purchase and settlement of real estate using crypto currency and stablecoins. www.ubitquity.io and www.SmartEscrow.us

CEO at DVO Consulting – Development shop which specializes in Big Data and cybersecurity projects supporting federal agencies (DHS and DOD). Also build Blockchain projects for commercial clients. www.dvoconsult.com

Advisor & Board Member to BallotTech, a blockchain voting platform.

Grew up in the DC area and lives in Utah with her 13 year old daughter, Darcy started in the crypto space back in 2014.

Website: https://SmartEscrow.us

With over 7 years of experience in financial services and a lifetime spent around money, Ganga Tarwady is best known for giving exponential value to her clients, who produce phenomenal results aligned with their intentions through her value-packed performance coaching, marketing and sales programs and workshops. With 14 years of coaching experience using neuro linguistics, havening and Time line, and having worked with every type of person ranging from women, men, non-binary, children and teens, veterans, people with trauma and abuse, and top executives, Ganga knows what it takes to make every type of client successful. Ganga was the #9 top performers in BBVA bank out of 350+ branches nationwide and has trained over 1,000 people in performance and sales. She was the Head of Business Development and regular contributor on the Business on the Edge radio program on the Wall Street Business Network KDOW 1220 AM has had various speaking engagements with the radio show’s Business Club. Ganga was the Director of Business Development of the Reaping The Profits radio show on 1220 AM. Ganga was also a recurring guest on Health Roots on 1170 AM. In addition, Ganga has spoken to audiences totaling over 3,000 people at networking events, leadership conventions, and personal development Workshops.

Remy Jacobson personifies the currency he evangelizes—permissionless, innovative, and visionary. When he first discovered Bitcoin, it was the answer to his Libertarian schoolboy dreams. Remy’s appetite for disruption was evident early on. At age 16, he turned his back on the educational system that failed to engage his intellect and nascent entrepreneurial spirit and went to work for his father in the investment industry. There, he cultivated a deep understanding of the global financial ecosystems and institutions whose paradigm of wealth he was born to challenge. He began to focus his energies on real estate, buying and developing commercial and residential properties in the US and Canada. In 2011, he founded J-Cube Development with the aim of ensuring high returns for stakeholders and revitalizing historically disinvested neighborhoods. Remy created community spaces while renovating rental units, foregoing ground floor rents to build environments for people to gather and connect, nurture their dreams, and transform their circumstances. Remy was a blockchain early adopter. In 2011, he founded one of the first commercial Bitcoin mines—Liquid Bits—at a time when Bitcoin was the subject of derision and fear. He became a Bitcoin evangelist, on a grassroots mission to demystify crypto technologies and expand the scope of decentralized finance.In 2013, Remy began building the non-profit Bitcoin Embassy in Montreal with his brother Jean-Marc. A first-of-its-kind brick-and-mortar establishment, the Bitcoin Embassy was a tangible landmark that helped a skeptical community embrace an intangible concept. The building enabled Bitcoin innovators to come together as a community and served as both a startup incubator and a global example promoting the use of a new peer-to-peer currency—one divested of government control and designed to give barrierless access to previously closed asset classes. In 2019, Remy and Jean-Marc founded RealT, a groundbreaking platform for tokenized real estate operating at the intersection of their knowledge of real estate, blockchain, and a core belief in the right of all individuals to own property. By building a platform for tokenized real estate on the blockchain and embracing its inherent transparency, the Jacobson’s have created a frictionless platform for a new and innovative real estate ownership experience. Remy remains dedicated to furthering the integration of Blockchain and DeFi into the traditional real estate ecosystem to embrace the full potential of an accessible, autonomous, and transparent liquid blockchain backed value-exchange.

Jim received his bachelor’s degree in Finance from University of Wyoming and his Master’s of Business Administration from Arizona State University. He also completed the American Graduate School of International Management, CAS – Thunderbird.

Mat has been at the forefront of the self-directed IRA industry since 2006. He wrote The Self-Directed IRA Handbook, which is the most widely used book in the self-directed IRA industry that has sold over 30,000 copies.

Mat is also a VIP Contributor at Entrepreneur and has been cited, referenced, or quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Guardian on self-directed topics.

Outside of work, Brian has a great little family and, if there is any time left in the day, he indulges in watching and playing all sorts of sports, including soccer, darts, skiing and marathon runs.

Jen Katsev is a performance coach, #1 best selling author, founder of renowned real estate investment groups, serial entrepreneur, and commercial real estate investor. She helps real estate entrepreneurs reach their goals through her company syndicationinabox.com and is a passionate community builder who runs 506 Club, a curated and experienced investor network. Prior, she served as the Director of Marketing at a Silicon Valley private equity firm, raising capital for over $200M in commercial real estate, and was also the founder of the successful Bay Area Commercial & Multifamily (BACOMM) investment club, hosting top industry expert speakers including the Chief Economist of Fannie Mae.

Pat is CEO of Oasis Pro, Inc. and Oasis Pro Markets LLC, the first US-regulated alternative trading system (“ATS”) authorized to allow its Subscribers to trade digital (“blockchain”) securities and make payment for those digital securities in digital cash. Pat also had a global leadership role with the highly-regarded decentralized finance platform, MakerDAO Foundation. He brings to Oasis Pro a deep track record of success in both traditional finance and DeFi/Blockchain and has the unique skill set and experiences to bridge the Regulatory Compliance and Blockchain verticals.​

Over his 25+ year career as a CEO and investment banker, he has successfully led a number of companies and spearheaded over $20 billion of financing, acquisitions and/or sale of well over 150 companies across a variety of industries, including technology, fintech, and blockchain.

He is the author of Why Doctors Don’t Get Rich, a personal finance book for professionals, and he is listed in the acknowledgment section of Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad Poor Dad. Dr. Burns has been financially independent for a decade. His mission is to help people create financial independence so they can pursue their true purpose in life. He is a sought-after speaker and coach, and is frequently featured in nationally circulated print articles and popular real estate-oriented podcasts.

Prior to Securitize, Jamie worked at Telefonica, o2, Ericsson, and more recently AT&T in Big Data Product Innovation, as well as startups including Kontera, A.Ki, Thumbplay, Zingy, and others in a variety of senior roles. He has participated in over $700M worth of transactions on the buy and sell side in Tech M&A over the course of his career. Jamie earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Babson College.

Robert Helms is a professional real estate investor with investment and development experience in nine states and six countries. As a former top-producing real estate agent, Robert ranked in the top 1% of sales in the world’s largest real estate organization. For 4 years, he taught Real Estate Practices & Appraisal at the college level. Robert’s investment and development companies have past and current projects valued at over $800 Million. He is the co-author of Equity Happens – Building Lifelong Wealth with Real Estate and the host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Real Estate Guys™, now in its twenty-second year of broadcast. The podcast version of the show is one of the most downloaded podcasts on real estate and is heard in more than 190 countries.

Jason Ricks, CCIM, is a Concordia Equity Partners principal whose primary focus is on acquisitions, leasing, and development. Jason is a native Texan, professional real estate investor and certified commercial investment member (CCIM). Jason’s background in retail leasing and asset management make him an invaluable member of Concordia’s team for developing strategies to unlock the value of a property. Jason also has extensive experience and familiarity with south and southwestern US markets. Jason’s most recent experience is with AMLI Residential as the Vice President for Retail Asset Management where he established and has led the mixed-used Retail Asset Management team working on premier properties worth hundreds of millions across the country. Prior to that, he served as an Asset Manager for BH Properties where he oversaw a 2.2 million square foot value-add retail portfolio throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Jason broke into the commercial real estate business as a Shopping Center broker for Tarantino Properties. He received his BS in Business Management from Oklahoma State University, where he was a Team Captain for the Oklahoma State Football Team (The Cowboys). Jason is an active member of the International Shopping Counsel of Centers (ICSC). Most recently, he was featured in the #1 Amazon bestselling book: DESIRE, DISCIPLINE & DETERMINATION (2019).

Michael is a real estate entrepreneur and real estate tokenization pioneer who is an expert in retail real estate investment, redevelopment and real estate on the blockchain. He started his commercial real estate career in 1985, and then co-founded Concordia Realty Corporation in 1990, which continues to partner with some of the world’s most well-known banks, insurance companies, hedge funds and institutional investors in many successful investments.