Dr Robert Barnes, Co-CEO of real estate platform, BPX, is an exchange expert of 30 years in financial markets, including as CEO of two successful trading venues, Turquoise (2013-2022) & UBS MTF (2010-2013, while at UBS 1994-2013). His peers voted him The TRADE’s first Industry Person of the Year at its Leaders in Trading Awards, and he received the European Markets Choice Award for Individual Market Recognition in 2022. In 2023, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment awarded him its highest accolade, an Honorary Fellowship and published his article on digital securities in The Review. Best Execution Magazine describes Dr Barnes as "a leading light and well respected figure on the financial service landscape. He is not only known as a lifelong champion of listening to customers but also for innovation in partnership to achieve greater market efficiencies on a global scale." He is an expert in market structures, having held a wide range of key advisory and policy roles in financial services, including as Chairman of the Securities Trading Committee of the London Investment Banking Association 2004-2009; FSA’s Capital Markets Senior Practitioner Committee from 2005-2008; European Commission’s Clearing and Settlement Advisory and Monitoring Expert Groups (“CESAME”) 1 & 2 from 2007-2010; FTSE Country Classification Committee from 2007-2016; and Co-Chairman of the EMEA Regional Committee of FIX Trading Community 2014-2016. He founded Anopolis, a specialised advisory boutique in 2013, and serves, since 2021, on the National Timing Centre programme Steering Committee led by the National Physical Laboratory. FCA selected him in 2022 for a two-year term on FCA’s Secondary Markets Advisory Committee and appointed him in 2023 to its Sub-committee on Market Outages.

Founder of Tomars Initiative, SpaceTek and Pacific West Group. Director of VRM Biologik and Bellamy Family Trust which provides global services in information technology, business development, agriculture and environmental remediation, project management, hiTech R&D 30+ years of cross border business development and project management in the natural resource, manufacturing, logistics and hiTech industries including design and development for space. Developing the local support ecosystem and infrastructure for UAE space program. Working with emerging space programs across Europe and Asia to build local services and infrastructure. Developing agricultural systems and environmental remediation at scale for national food security and environment programs. Lived and worked in multiple regions including Australia, USA, EU, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia.

Former chief engineer for Northrop Grumman Corporation. A visionary, “leader type” with a hands-on management style implementing PLM/Lifecycle/MRO/RCM projects across A&D, Aviation, Industrial, Oil & Gas, and recently Medical Devices. Time honed skills implementing Design – Build, Manufacturing, and Field Service/Logistics solutions. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) of UID/UDI/MES/Auto ID/RFID/RTLS visibility - traceability technology.

Senior Executive at Neural. Advisor for the International Space Station and ICT4D-enabled development.

Dr. Michael Huff is the Founder & Principal Officer at Huff Innovative Technologies Company (HITC) and has devoted his knowledge, skills, and abilities to building climate resilience in communities worldwide. He has collected breakthroughs from across the globe while building NGO capacity with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia (near Russia & Turkey), as a relationship manager in the People's Republic of China, as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Los Angeles with Mayor Garcetti's Office of Economic Opportunity and as a sustainability advisor in Australia. Dr. Huff strives to identify and showcase cost-effective, replicable, nature-based climate change innovations that help farmers implement financially viable processes to ensure effective water stewardship, soil health, and sustainable agricultural practices. After a successful tenure as a senior executive and continuity officer in the information governance industry in Los Angeles, he chose to focus on giving back by volunteering. He also serves as a Program Analyst at a government agency. Dr. Huff has a master’s in clinical psychology and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership. His certifications include, Privacy Officer, AACSB Business Instructor and Infrastructure Liaison Officer (cybersecurity).

From the International Space Station to Times Square, Dan leverages his deep technical expertise and hands-on approach, to harness imagination and entrepreneurial spirit while working on technologies that scale and have lasting impact. Dan has a proven track record as a scale-up executive, collaborating effectively across organizational boundaries and disciplines, building and understanding complex transactions, relationships and geo-political landscapes, while fostering talent and ideas to achieve novel technologies and missions.

Smart tech entrepreneur, AI expert, author, speaker, with a Ph.D. in AI and 25+ years' experience in AI & Data Science. He is Founder & CEO of Cortex Group & Cortex Logic, Vive Teens and Journey Wellness; and Founder & President of Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa. One of his previous AI companies, CSense Systems, was Africa's first AI company that was sold to General Electric in 2011. He authored books such as Democratizing AI to Benefit Everyone and Neural Networks & Psychopathology. He was previously VP DS & CDO at Jumo, Director & Big Data & Analytics Leader at General Electric and Senior Lecturer & Researcher at Stellenbosch University. He received Africa’s AI Leader of the Year Award. Previous awards by SwissCognitive:

Personal Human Spaceflight Entrepreneur, Space Medicine Consultant, Medical Doctor, and Interdisciplinary Researcher with 20+ years of experience in the United States, France, and India. Exceptional skills in Space Systems Engineering: Designing Space Missions and Systems. Developed guidelines for orbital space tourists (especially taxi flights to the International Space Station). Conducted research at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States, and the International Space University, Strasbourg, France. First recipient of the 'Dr. John L. McLucas Award for the Study of Space Safety' by the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, Washington DC, United States.

Financial restructuring, Strategy Turnaround and Performance Improvement Help Private sector to build partnership with Government in Middle East and Africa Advise Government and Public entities in their Investment strategy in Africa Advise Family Offices in their Investment strategies

Mr. Menon is one of the Chief Legal Consultant and Partner for Bala & Sethu Legal Consultants in United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Bala & Sethu, Mr. Menon was a Consultant for a US based law firm on Satellite Tele-Communication and related Government regulations and actively utilizing his research and drafting skills for preparing the Amicus Brief for an US based International NGO to be submitted before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan; as well as in the research and co-ordination of International Recovery of Debt for UK bank and financial institution, working along with Recovery companies and agencies. He began his legal career as an Associate Lawyer with Consulta Juris (a leading law firm in India), primarily practicing in the High Court of Kerala and trial Courts of Kerala, India. A Law graduate from University of Kerala, India, Mr. Menon completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Economic Law from University of Warwick, UK. There after conducted PhD research for three years on ‘Study on Legal Issues relating to Financing of Space Sector Projects’ at the Institute of Space and Telecommunication Law (IDEST), University of Paris XI, France. During this time, he was also a Visiting Fellow at the Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of International Studies, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA, 2009. Mr. Menon has been actively involved in space sector related activities. He has acted as Chairman of the session on GNSS Services and reference Frames, a workshop organized by United Nations/United Arab Emirates/United States of America on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems.