Fabrizio Tonelli
CEO AILANTO
Daniele Sartini
Founder of Ssyntegrator Ltd, integration of services for IT security (now part of IBM).
Entrepreneur and early Bitcoin adopter with a deep passion for cryptography. Has led projects across diverse sectors, from tourism (partnering with Booking.com) to insurance (Generali Assicurazioni) and banking, integrating blockchain with ERP and legacy solutions. Founder of Ssyntegrator Ltd, a service integrator for IT security (now part of IBM).
Franco Cimatti
Research and development
A researcher in decentralized and open-source technologies since 2010, recognized internationally as a key reference for innovative projects. The world’s first translator of Bitcoin Core software, President of Bitcoin Foundation Italia, and co-founder of the Decentra Academy.
Daniele Pregnolato
Architecture and deployment of private and public blockchain models.
Director of the Decentra Academy Scientific Committee. Entrepreneur, communicator and expert in electronic payments with a focus on innovative Fintech applications, with role of CEO in Tinkl.it startup, Bitcoin Payment Processor for Companies, from 2018 to 2023. Co-Founder of Bitcoin Foundation Italia in 2013. Co-Founder of 1010 One Object One Owner S.B. S.R.L., startup in IoT field, Blockchain and Industry 4.0. Co-Founder of Esananotech S.R.L. S.B . (now of LMDV Capital – Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio).
Sergio De Prisco
DLT Architect
Imprenditore. Early adopter Bitcoin dal 2011.
Co-founder of Bitcoin Foundation Italia (2013). Co-founder of Crypto Nike, manager of cryptographic assets (Switzerland). Co-founder of Seed Venture, platforms for tokenized fundraising on blockchain (United Kingdom). Co-founder of Decentra “Academy of distributed ledgers” and Ailanto (Italy). Today, is engaged in the development and launch of a distributed identity and reputation protocol.
Fabio Pacchioni
Senior DLT developer
Smart Contracts on Ethereum and all Ethereum Virtual Machine-based blockchain products, using Solidity, Javascript, and Typescript.
Distributed consensus models (PoW, PoS, DPoS, PoA). Cryptography (symmetric functions, asymmetric, hash). Bitcoin (for notarization) and private blockchains (Hyperledger Besu and Quorum). Rust for building programs on Solana blockchain. Ruby on Rails and Node.js. React, Angular.
Andrea Berruto
FinTech and Crypto-asset Lawyer.
Practiced in London and now based in Milan, specializing in banking and financial markets law. Expertise spans services and investment activities, derivatives law, payment systems, and crypto-asset law, including anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Advises numerous international operators on designing and implementing regulatory structures, internal controls, and compliance frameworks. Supports the development of internal RegTech and FinTech solutions, as well as the management of licenses in multiple jurisdictions.
Massimo Bertaccini
Cryptographer, scientist, and author
Expert in cybersecurity and privacy. Designed and implemented the first Crypto-Search-Engine for encrypted data. Author of multiple patents in cryptography and cybersecurity. Recently published “Packt the Book – Cryptography Algorithms: A guide to algorithms in blockchain, quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, and homomorphic encryption” with PACKT Publishing Ltd. Winner of dozens of Awards and Recognitions, including “The Silicon Valley Inventors”, “The Seal of Excellence”, and “The European Business Award”.
Giuseppe Padula
Liquifying Manufacturing in a Digital Flow of Value
Eng. MBA / Regional Branch Organizer Digital Twin Consortium Boston MA. Nominated Expert – Horizon Europe. Nominated Expert – Development of a European Digital Innovation Hub network
Technology Observer of Industry 5.0
Michele Zilocchi
Project Manager – Blockchain and Sustainability Projects
Chemical and process engineer. Business Model re-org and Strategy Advisory for Decentralized Launchpad.
Salvatore Alessandro Di Blasi
Strategist.
President of Decentra Academy, specializing in corporate identity, brand management, and industrial and political communication. A seasoned entrepreneur and lecturer in various communication disciplines at UNIBO from 1978 to 2009.
Francesca Gamberini
Administrative planning
Operations Manager e Media planning
