Christian Macht is a C-level experienced corporate executive covering InsurTech, FinTech and B2B2 marketplaces. Prior to joining Herdius he was a Member of the Board at Rakuten Europe, acting as CEO for Germany & CSO for Europe. Having also been the COO in CE region & VP of China for Groupon, Christian brings invaluable experience across all markets to Herdius. We will rely on Christian's experience for strategic decisions and bringing Herdius to a new level through entering different markets.

Noriaki has been in the technology sector for the past 16 years and is currently Managing partner at Scentan Ventures which is a venture capital firm focused on technology. He also serves on the board of a number of companies including Tradeshift. Prior to Scentan, Noriaki has held executive positions across Ad tech and Internet related companies.

Tod McKenna is the Chief Operating Officer at Prudential Portfolio Management Group. Tod has more than 20 years of experience in technology, operations, investments, and research/strategy across several industries, including finance, healthcare, and government. He currently focuses on operating model design, advanced technologies, digital transformation, and business strategy. Tod brings invaluable work experience in quant finance, behavioral economics, investment operations and blockchain to the Herdius advisory board. With Tod's help we can scale Herdius in several key markets as well as break into new, unexplored industries.

Hans-Christian Fuchs has held numerous positions in the financial industry. Having acted as department head for Digital Infrastructure across top financial institutions and having managed innovation teams in the industrz, Hans-Christian brings invaluable experience to the Herdius advisory team.

Dr.Nina-Luisa Siedler is a business lawyer with fifteen years' experience in advising on corporate and finance transactions. Her practice covers loans and debt capital market instruments including various types of structured financings. Nina represents debt funds and other financial institutions as well as companies, most of which are international players. She is used to manage cross-border transactions and to cooperate seamlessly with auditors, tax advisors and other parties involved. Nina is particularly interested in FinTech and decentralized technology. Please see legal disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

Dr. Stefan Dittmer advises companies on all aspects of intellectual property law, including licensing, with a focus on technology and media. He represents such clients in disputes relating to unfair competition, copyright, trademarks, patents and designs, and in general commercial disputes before courts of law and arbitral tribunals. Please see legal disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

Miriam is the Managing Director of Catena Capital, Germany's first blockchain Venture Builder and fund. Miriam spends most of her time finding interesting ventures to invest in through Catena and participating in other deals. Catena Capital and Herdius has a closely knit relationship, and for this reason it makes perfect sense to have Miriam more involved.

James Gong, the founder of CYBEX and LONGHASH, also well-known for his net name “Baozou Gongqinwang” (Prince Kung Walking with Rampage), is a famous blockchain entrepreneur and investor. Graduated in mathematics, James is specialized in IT and financial securities analysis with many years of work experience in the related fields. He has been long-engaged in industry study and investment analysis during his D'Long days. Having been dedicated to pushing forward the development of digital currency and blockchain industry since 2012, he has translated and wrote numerous materials and whitepapers related to blockchain projects, and authored Blockchain Society, The Digital Currency, Blockchain—The New Economic Blueprint and many other books. He has also been involved in the development and investment of multiple blockchain and digital currency projects, and founded the professional social media ChainB.com, and ICOAGE, the largest ICO platform around the world. He is also the founder of CYBEX decentralized exchange, as well as the global incubator LONGHASH. Besides, James is a renowned angel investor in the industry, which has brought him a great reputation in the blockchain industry.