Speaker Profile

Pras Indrakumar
Pras Indrakumar
Family Office & Institutional, Zerocap
Zerocap
Pras Indrakumar

Pras is an experienced private wealth consultant with over 10 years experience managing family office relationships across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and India; coordinating family office roundtables, facilitating co-investments, and providing access to exclusive investment opportunities. Since 2012, Pras has been researching Bitcoin and backed 'Independent Reserve', which is now regarded as Australia's largest and most trusted exchange. After 8 years investing in Digital Assets, Pras started researching blockchain, future of finance and the institutional adoption; joining Zerocap to build bespoke solutions for family offices to diversify their investment portfolio into Digital Assets. Prior to joining Zerocap, Pras co-founded Tat Capital, where he played a critical role in creating one of the leading investment banks across Australia-India region. Pras has worked on 20 corporate transactions, raising close to A$300M capital for growth stage companies and funds.

Keynote (10 mins) + Panel (25 mins)

[Day 1] Wed 30 Nov 2022 -

10:50

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11:25

It is commonly accepted that cryptocurrency is a developing ecosystem that is steadily infiltrating the world's established financial systems. Both the commercial and governmental sectors are warming to the concept of using cryptocurrencies in financial transactions like as payments, asset storage, and investing. The origins of cryptocurrencies may be traced back decades, when cryptography began to make digital advancements. This is the technology that has contributed to the development and evolution of the many encryption algorithms that make bitcoin networks secure and trustworthy for various transactions.

  • The emergence of decentralised finance
  • Various cryptocurrency values
  • How will cryptocurrencies shape the future of finance?

Moderator

Lawyer - Hall & Wilcox, Director & Company Secretary - Blockchain Australia

Panelist

Family Office & Institutional, Zerocap

Panelist

Director of Metaverse, KPMG

Keynote

CEO & Founder, AEM Algorithm

Speakers

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Chair, Smart Trade Networks

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell
Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Board Member, Open Source Industry Australia

Aimee Maree Forsstrom
Akasha Rose

Akasha Rose

Growth Lead, Cosmic Champs

Akasha Rose
Alessio Bonti

Alessio Bonti

Cloud Architect & Blockchain Expert, IBM

Alessio Bonti
Alexander Baigent

Alexander Baigent

CTO & Co-Founder, Fluidity.Money

Alexander Baigent
Allan Endresz

Allan Endresz

Founder, Zucoins

Allan Endresz
Alyse Sue

Alyse Sue

Director of Metaverse, KPMG

Alyse Sue
Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins

Co-Founder & CEO, Nansen.io

Andrew Collins
Anouk Pinchetti

Anouk Pinchetti

COO - The Miner Network

Anouk Pinchetti
Ben Ford

Ben Ford

Head of Growth, Frollo

Ben Ford
Benjemen Elengovan

Benjemen Elengovan

Founder & CEO at MyGigsters, Winner Entrepreneur of the Year - Smallbiz Young Hero Award 2022

Benjemen Elengovan
Bill ASTA

Bill Angelidis

CEO & Founder, Asta

Bill Angelidis
Bobby Oparaocha

Bobby Oparaocha

CEO & Founder, Valyou X

Bobby Oparaocha
Caroline Bowler

Caroline Bowler

CEO - BTC Markets

Caroline Bowler
Clare Robson

Clare Robson

Director Solutions Marketing - APAC, Okta

Clare Robson
Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy

Regional Head, Wise

Dan McCarthy
Danielle Marie

Danielle Marie

CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning

Danielle Marie
Donna McConnell

Donna McConnell

Founder and Director - Crypto Literacy Australia, Australasian Business Developer - The Defi Collective

Dr Aaron Lane

Dr Aaron Lane

Senior Research Fellow - RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Senior Lecturer in Law - RMIT University

Dr Aaron Lane
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub RMIT University

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina