| Speaker Profile: John F. Svolos’s career provides a unique chronicle of modern technology's evolution. Beginning in the 1990s, he has had a front-row seat for pivotal shifts, from the dawn of the internet and the rise of Web 2.0 to the advent of mobile computing and the current explosion in Artificial Intelligence. As a technology specialist at Merrill Lynch and a technology analyst at Wells Capital Management, he built his expertise on firsthand research. This diligence involved engagement with hundreds of company leaders, onsite analysis at leading public and private technology companies, and visits to key supply chains in Asia, Mexico, and the U.S. It was this deep, generational expertise that enabled him to identify blockchain as a uniquely disruptive force. A graduate of Northwestern University and Harvard Law School, Mr. Svolos also leverages his legal background to understand the profound implications of the regulatory and legislative embrace of crypto—both for investors and for the disruptive path of innovation being forged. Now, as a Partner and Head of Research at SkyBridge Capital, he applies that seasoned perspective to his focus on late-stage private growth investments and the digital asset ecosystem. He specializes in separating hype from substance to identify the fundamental shifts poised to impact the global economy.
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