With more than 25 years in the world of video game development, Keiichi’s passion for video games inspired him to start and deliver new entertainment experiences for gamers worldwide. Keiichi quickly gained notoriety for his work on the cult classic music game, Gitaroo Man. He continued to create seminal music games for Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony including Ouendan, Elite Beat Agents and Lips. He is the creator of Dark Machine, the 7v7 dark mech shooter.

Ilman is a proven entrepreneur with a strong scientific background and experience in Gaming, AI, and Web3. He has built numerous healthtech, gametech, and industrial AI solutions. Ilman is a United Nations expert under the UNODC program, helping to solve social problems in developing countries by integrating AI technologies. He is the author of 46 scientific articles, and owns 10 registered invention patents. In 2022, the government of UAE granted Ilman a Golden Visa for entrepreneurship in the exceptional talents category. Ilman was an early player of many first-person shooter games like CounterStrike, Far Cry, and Call of Duty – in which he was ranked one of the top 10 players worldwide. Gameplay and the gaming community shaped much of his early life and ultimately led him to bitcoin in 2010, when he made his first bitcoin transaction for selling a gaming account in World of Warcraft. His passion for Gaming and Web3 led Ilman to building Farcana, a AAA third person third-person team ability shooter arena game with strong e-sport focus with bitcoin backed prize pool system.

Ali has been in the games industry for more than 12 years, working within every field from development to production. He founded Logic Artists in 2011. The company since then has released 4 games, most recently in January 2022 where Expeditions: Rome was released. In 2021 Ali founded Dynasty Studios as CEO, with the aim of creating next generation game titles leveraging blockchain technology.

Stanislaw Fiedor is the General Manager Europe at WeMade, a prominent Korean game developer and a pioneer of web3 gaming. He is also the Founder of FueroGames, an award-winning game development studio based in Poland. As a founder deeply committed to the gaming community, Stan actively mentors emerging industry leaders, helping them transform initial concepts into thriving studios and businesses. His extensive expertise in securing investor and VC funding, obtaining grants, and negotiating publishing deals has been pivotal in elevating early-stage founders. He is intensely focused on the evolving roles of Generative AI, web3, blockchain, and AR, and their transformative potential in the future of gaming.

Founder of Team Secret, consultant for football clubs Besiktas JK and Benfica, COO of ESA esports arena and COO of BBL esports

Contemporary art curator, building Seraph

Casey Grooms is the co-founder of Soulbound, an avant-garde social gaming platform. Casey started his career as a Financial Analyst at Wells Fargo & Company. In 2010, he co-founded Bon La Vu, a fashiontech startup offering exclusive outfits sourced from local designers. He later co-founded Pocketmath in 2011, establishing the world’s largest self-serve mobile advertising platform which raised $20 million over our Series A and B rounds, hit $80 million a year in revenue, and scaled up to 50 employees, and exited in 2018. Casey’s other investments include Uninstall.io in 2015 and MidBoss in 2016. In 2018, he founded Userbase, focusing on mobile app install services, and became a General Partner at Rhinocorn Ventures in 2021. His latest venture is Curie, a Generative AI digital twin startup.

With 20 years of experience in software development and over 10 years of product management and team management experience in the Games Industry, Bastian started the journey to revolutionize multiplayer game development back in 2017. This drive to innovate on technology laid the foundation of what Scape is today. With a team of over 140 professionals, he is now focused on bringing this world-first technology to market.

Damian aka ‘DBofficial125’ is a seasoned professional with a 9 year career spanning web2, mobile and web3 gaming. Having worked with industry giants like EA, Scopely, Ubisoft and AppQuantum in pivotal roles, Damian also founded the gaming guild and esports team, AoK in 2015. At the helm of W3E, Damian continues to redefine the gaming paradigm, blending entrepreneurial vision with a profound passion for gaming and community empowerment.

Danny is a tech veteran with over 15 years of experience in both startup and enterprise environments. He’s designed casual games that have been played by more than 28 million people. Since 2020, Danny has been diving deep into the GameFi and blockchain world, working alongside industry shapers on projects like Metaplex, Elixir, and Star Atlas. He also founded his own game studio and brought CaveWorld to life, showcasing his passion and dedication to the gaming industry. Danny has also contributed to major open source projects aimed at making the blockchain in general, and Solana in particular, more accessible to game studios getting into Web3 and GameFi.

Sarthak “Zatakster” Aiyappa is an Esports Commentator turned Digital Creator in Web3. He comes with an experience in Community Building, Business Development & Marketing. At W3E Gaming, he’s the connoisseur of content and games. He’s pushing the marketing efforts of our flagship products and services. His moniker, Zatakster – is through which he produces content around tech, digital assets & gaming.

For about 5 years, Doğukan has been creating content about the blockchain and crypto world, engaging with his audience in a unique style tailored to each social media platform. He shares his experiences and expertise in a way that suits crypto users at every level, starting from the basics. Additionally, with his lifestyle content, he has built a fun and interactive brand identity.

Co-founder & CEO of Movimentum, a web3 content creation agency focused on creating organic content and growing web3 game socials and communities.

We work with a diverse portfolio of web3 clients, from gaming (Blast Royale, ahead of their TGE) to stablecoin (Mountain Protocol), always with a focus on growing profiles, building communities and creating content that resonates deeply with the brand.

I’m a long time crypto and NFTs investor, deeply passionate about gaming and content creation, aiming to bring web3 games mainstream via organic content.

Previously: worked at Immutable for the Gods Unchained project, the blockchain TCG nm.1 & The Grapes, the NFT brand that raised over 95 million in funding during its pre-sale in November 2023.

Halil İbrahim CAN, the Co-founder and CEO of Cyberpunk City, boasts an extensive background in coding and 3D development, spanning several years. His journey into the world of cryptocurrencies commenced in 2017, where he explored investment opportunities and delved into software development, focusing on areas like arbitrage and market-making strategies. In late 2021, Halil İbrahim CAN embarked on a new venture with his team, diving into the development of Cyberpunk City, a high-density metaverse and gaming project. Throughout this endeavor, his primary focus was on team management and coordination, harnessing the collective expertise of the team to bring their vision to fruition. Today, as the leader of Cyberpunk City & Cyber Network, Halil İbrahim CAN is dedicated to steering the company towards success. With a fervent passion for innovation and a relentless drive to push the boundaries of the blockchain gaming industry, he is committed to guiding his companies to new heights of excellence.

Hayder entered the web3 space at Consensys where he worked for two years building different products relating to DeFi, gaming, Esports, and the future of work. Before that he wore a variety of hats at different companies such as Java developer at Express Scripts, application security engineer at Magento and network operations engineer at eBay. He later spun out a project out of Consensys to become its own company called Community Gaming, a blockchain esports platform, Hayder blended his passion for gaming with cutting-edge technology. Currently, he is working on Whalepass, a LiveOps game backend that incorporates aspects of cutting edge technology such as AI and Web3 to help game developers seamlessly roll out engaging experiences to their players.

Tom Kopera is the COO of Elympics, an innovative gaming infrastructure startup pioneering a new era of competitive skill gaming in Web3. He is an alumnus of Oxford University, specializing in Blockchain Strategies for Enterprises.

Tom is also a co-founder of the prestigious Next Block Expo, one of Europe’s largest Web3 events. He has been a builder, startup founder, and discerning investor in the rapidly-evolving space. He is the co-owner of Blockchain Ventures Hub, a boutique private fund.

Melanie is the Content Manager for the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA), a leading voice for Web3 gaming, where she works alongside its 500+ members to create content to raise awareness, educate and promote blockchain for gaming. With over a decade of content marketing experience, Melanie has immersed herself in the Web3 gaming sector and is passionate about the benefits it can bring. At BGA, she continues to work to highlight and showcase the potential of blockchain gaming for both industry professionals and users.

COO of Unfettered Ecosystem and Physicist. Former data analysis and planning specialist at Turkish Airlines. Discovered blockchain and GameFi during the pandemic. Founded Turkey’s first gaming community with thousands of active users. Reviews, investments, and advisory roles.