Thank you for coming to the first year of NFT MSP | Culture Convergence!! See you next year at NFT MSP!!!
Thank you for coming to the first year of NFT MSP | Culture Convergence!! See you next year at NFT MSP!!!
Tickets / Packages
Art, Music, Biz & Emerging Technology Speaker Panels Throughout the Three-Day Festival
Featured Speakers, Performers and Artists
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Chelsea Chung
VP of Marketing
Chelsea Chung is a VP of Marketing at World of Women and the owner of Chelsea Chung, LLC. Chelsea has a background in marketing, business coaching, and consultancy. Captivated by the world of Web3--cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, NFTs, DAOs, the metaverse and more. She has pivoted her personal business to focusing on educating others in entering the Wild West of Web3 through group learning, content sharing and community building. I'm available for Web3 partnerships, teaching opportunities, and consulting for Web3 organizations.
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John Neve
Founder, President and Shareholder of Quantumlex.
John Neve has more than 20 years of experience practicing business law and civil litigation. He has represented many businesses, from startups to publicly traded companies. Even with his history of providing counsel to large corporations, he has a deep-rooted passion for assisting entrepreneurs and small business owners in navigating legal challenges.
Early in his career, John developed skills for litigating commercial disputes, such as:
Minority shareholder disputes
Non-compete agreement conflicts
Trade secret cases
Breaches of contract
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Steve Heintz
President- Heintz & Clark
Steve is a CPA who earned his accounting degree from Minnesota State Mankato and has been a practicing accountant for more than 15 years. He has passed the Series 65 exam, and is certified through the Global Financial Planning Institute.
As president of Heintz + Clark, he works with business owners, real estate investors, and expats on a wide variety of tax planning and accounting projects, ensuring our clients feel heard and supported. He’s served as CFO for many different businesses and nonprofits, so his depth of knowledge is unmatched. Steve and his wife have two sons, aged 11 and 3, and when he’s not collaborating with clients he can be found coaching his older son’s traveling baseball team or out on the golf course.
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Violetta Zironi
Singer Songwriter & Actress
violettazironi.com
Violetta Zironi is an Italian born and raised singer songwriter and actress. In January 2022, after a decade long independent career, and multiple movie shoots (including trending Netflix original "Rose Island") she dove into the world of music NFTs and has successfully dropped 3 collections based on 3 music EPs: Handmade Songs, Moonshot and Another Life, which have generated a total of 425 ETH in secondary volume.Violetta's NFT collections have been charting on the Billboard music NFT top 10 ever since its launch, in July 2022, making her the only singer songwriter in web3 to chart on Billboard for 10 consecutive months.
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Chris Pederson
Founder and President
Developer, event equipment rental, experience curator, community volunteer, local media publisher, renewable energy entrepreneur, web3 project founder.Founder of the Order of Egonauts.
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Carter Razink
CEO and Tech Lead of DropChain
Graduated from the University of North Dakota with degrees in Physics and Mathematics. Proven experience building profitable startups, scaling from 0 to 30,000 users in 1.5 years. 7+ years in tokenomics, web2, and web3 product management and development.DropChain builds developer tools that allow anyone to build and use web3 applications. Our mission is to onboard the next 1 million web3 builders.
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Brandon Ferdig
President of Minnesota Blockchain Initiative
mnblockchain.org
Minnesota Blockchain Initiative, the state's nonprofit advocacy org. for the blockchain industry.We host events and facilitate discussions about what's happening in the space. We work with lawmakers and business groups and the media to help education leaders on how to best integrate the technology. Then, we make our own media (videos, articles, and, hopefully soon, podcasts) and conduct our own research.
I'm also president of The Periphery Media (https://www.youtube.com/c/theperiphery), a storytelling company that likes to shine light on the people and important issues and that often go unnoticed.
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John Hayden
Lead Counsel at Qauntumlex
John, a cum laude graduate from Mitchell Hamline School of Law with a Law and Business certificate, seamlessly integrates litigation and business acumen with technological insight. His practice is at the bleeding edge of technology and business.
With experience as an IT consultant for renowned companies like Johnson & Johnson and Cargill, he’s adept at navigating both tech-centric corporate environments and traditional legal terrains.
John provides clients, especially those in emerging industries like blockchain and cannabis, with up-to-date, relevant guidance and solutions in an ever-evolving legal environment. -
Elizabeth Kukka
President and CEO
With fifteen plus years of designing programs, systems, services, launching new lines of business and raising capital. Eliabeth applies human centered design principals and systems thinking in conjunction with qualitative and quantitaive data for product, service, platform, process and business model innovation
Purpose for Profit is the worlds fist Tokenized Endowment Fund that provides low-interest loans for affordable housing projects, tax incentives for donors, and Token Rewards for investors.
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William Shultz
Partner, Merchant & Gould
Will Schultz is the chair of Merchant & Gould's Internet, Cybersecurity, and E-Commerce practice group. He focuses on Internet and Technology law. Will navigates companies through legal issues related to online marketplaces (Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba. etc.), online serch (keywords, SEO, sem, etc.), website development and content, domain names, and the decentralized web (the metaverse and NFTs).
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Shawn McCann
Street artist, muralist, festival organizer and creative consultant
Shawn Is a internationally known multi-media, multi-disciplinary artist who creates various forms of street art, fine art, murals, illustrations and commercial art.
Street Artist/Muralist/ Creative organizer, Founder of 10 street art festivals. Web3, Alphi OG Editor, Memes by 6529, Mfers, Quirkies, Killabears, Yuga..
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Matt Kramer
Founder, Advanced Technology Consultant, Festival Organizer
Bringing a background in professional sports, technology consulting, deep AI/Web3/Blockchain experiences, and healthcare experiences including 7+ years of medical device sales, consulting and research, two years of medical school, electronic medical textbook design, clinical delivery, and laboratory research to advanced technology consultant work. Skills include direct patient, physician, and hospital administration contact in clinical, educational, and operating room settings. Undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard College and 4 years experience as professional baseball player with minor league affiliates of Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. Previously, recurring background actor in NBC's "Chicago Med," "Chicago Fire," and "Chicago PD."
One of the event Founders. Web3, Blockchain, NFT Fanatic.
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Carnage the Executioner
Hip-Hop Artist
Carnage The Executioner (A.K.A TERRELL X) has displayed a tremendous work ethic, with a strong reputation for quality album releases and extensive touring. Although he is a Minneapolis-based hip-hop artist, he has played multiple shows in Europe & South East Asia, touring the U.S., and delivering an engaging live show has enabled Carnage to steal the hearts of music fans worldwide. As an experienced human beatboxer of over 3 decades, Carnage instructs others to use the body as an instrument.
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Nur-D
One of the fastest rising stars in Minnesota's music scene, Nur-D burst onto the stage in 2018. Imagine the soulful sounds of Bruno Mars or Childish Gambino, the powerful energy of Chance the Rapper, the pop culture punchlines of an episode of " Community", all rolled up into a show that everyone can enjoy a la The Fresh Prince. Performing alongside national acts like MisterWives, Ludacris, Tyler The Creator, and the Grammy Award winning Minnesota Orchestra, Nur-D is well on his way to becoming a house hold name!
Nur-D is a breath of fresh air in the Hip-Hop world and fans are feeling the same. Boasting a fervent fan base across the US and around the globe, if you haven't heard the name Nur-D yet you certainly will soon. It's easy to see why manny people are calling Nur-D the next big thing out of Minnesota!
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Sophia Eris
Sophia Eris is a renaissance woman. Graduating with a degree in Music Business from IPR, she is and artist, touring DJ for Lizzo, & radio host. In her career Sophia has launched groups such as The Chalice, GRRRL PRTY, Absynthe, The Reception, and her recent project, MAKR AN ERIS. She has worked with Prince and can be found as a featured artist on the SPECTRUMELECTRUM album in the song "BOYTROUBLE". She looks forward to the release of her & MAKR's second album "ME 2" under MAKR AN ERIS that will drop early 2024. Sophia is limitless and will never stop allowing herself to follow her curiosity within the arts.
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Bill Crockett
Bill Crockett is a Community Leader for Quirkies and Unreal Kingdoms, actively shaping and guiding both projects. With deep experience in leadership and advocacy, he's a key voice in NFTs, the Metaverse, and Web3 technologies.As an X Spaces host, Bill leads discussions that unite key players in Web3, fostering innovation and collaboration. He excels in building partnerships between Web3 projects, driving strategic alliances and shared visions.
Driven by his passion for Web3, Bill is committed to sharing knowledge and bridging the gap between traditional industries and emerging digital spaces, working towards a more inclusive, decentralized future.
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Dru Mundorff
CEO Unreal Kingdoms, Cyber Ape Yacht Club
Dru Mundorff, a veteran coder and developer with decades of experience, heads and manages all Unreal Kingdoms Operations as the CEO. He has an extensive background in digital marketing, social media advertising, and coding. Some people know him as CodeCompiler. He has been at the forefront of Web3 & Blockchain since it began. He also owns/operates one of the largest Big Data marketing databases. -
Keith Murray
Hip-Hip Legend
Keith Omar Murray is a legendary Hip Hop artist born in Yonkers, New York. Murray's career began in his late teens and has spanned three decades so far. He is often regarded as one of the most talented MCs in the game. Known for his creative and witty wordplay, as well as a complex rap style, he's undoubtedly one of one.
A Hip Hop legend, Murrays music covers a wide variety of topics. Growing up in Long Island shaped much of his content, often spitting social commentary about his life and his surroundings. While his rap flow is almost irreplicable, that hasn't taken away from its relatability. Keith Murray's lyricism has hit close too home for many listeners, who continue to hail him for his unique, storytelling flow.
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Scott "Bob" Iski
Cyber Ape Yacht Club, Unreal Kingdoms
Scott "BoB" Iski has been a key member of Cyber Ape Yacht Club (CAYC) and Unreal Kingdoms for the past 18 months. As the Director of Operations for all things Unreal Kingdoms and Gamblestakes Casino, Scott oversees the strategic direction and execution of these dynamic projects. In addition, he serves as the Lead Marketing Director for social media, driving engagement and expanding the community's reach. His leadership and vision continue to propel CAYC and Unreal Kingdoms to new heights.
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Andy Lagatta
Merchant & Gould
Andrew (Andy) Lagatta is an intellectual property lawyer and member of the firm's executive committee. Andy focuses on a wide range of patent matters and enjoys working with large companies to help develop strong and enforceable patent portfolios, as well as start-up companies and individual inventors who have good ideas but need a forward-thinking legal strategy to protect R&D investment and attract investors.
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Ben Tramm
Merchant & Gould
As an intellectual property attorney, Ben has experience in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and enforcing intellectual property through litigation. He spends the majority of his time on his patent practice, which has two core areas of focus: protecting his clients' innovations through the strategic use of intellectual property, and helping clients evaluate potential infringement risks, bringing clarity to the business team so they can make informed decisions on managing those risks.
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Rafael "Hop" Rodriguez
Co-Owner of Long Lost LLC
Co-Owner of Long Lost LLC, born from the Long Lost NFT, partnering with Riveting Entertainment and Bad Tom Smith Brewing. Pioneered the first NFT-based beer, featured at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH.A&R and Talent Scout for Long Lost and Riveting Entertainment with 15+ years in the music industry. Expert in connecting talent and brands, fostering global exposure for artists.
Host of X Spaces, a weekly show connecting people, projects, and influencers. Featured guests include Redman, Keith Murray, and Keelan Dadd. Co-hosted Keith Murray's "Seasoning" Rap Challenge with plans for a September talent search.
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Jillian Valentin
Creative Marketing Director and Brand Voice for Megadeth Digital
Voice Over actor, Artist/illustrator and author
Jillian has strong music background, having previously worked in artist promotions for major record labels and as an agent in artist bookings. She was also a signed music artist herself and has hosted TV and radio shows during her career. Alongside her entertainment career, she has now expanded into the art and web3 space, where she is actively involved in various innovative projects within the entertainment industry. -
Alex Viruet
Director of Brand Partnerships and Community Engagement for Megadeth Digital.
Web3 is a wild place and negativing it has its challenges. I’ve always prided myself in building the right way and staying true to my core values. Being involved with one of the greatest thrash metal bands in history is beyond a blessing. Consistently posting engaging and informative content on social media platforms as well as hosting spaces with several communities outside the metal genre has been amazing as well. This space is a giant melting pot of numerous walks of life and that’s what keeps me coming back for more.