We interviewed these experts for “Token Info-Port”. They provided us with information on topic-specific questions that we address in the texts. In this way, we would like to emphasize expertise as an important quality feature.
Ralf Scherfling
- Financial Expert and Research Associate in the Finance and Insurance Group.
- Consumer Center North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Advocates for economic and digital consumer protection in politics, administration and associations.
Markus Latta
- Financial economist and banker.
- Specialist team leader for financial services at ConsumerService Bayern im KDFB e.V.. (VSB).
- Advocates for neutral advice at the independent, Bavarian consumer association.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Ayad Al-Ani
- Lecturer and organizational researcher, University of Basel (Digital Culture).
- Member Einstein Center Digital Future, Berlin.
- Lecturer, University of Basel (Digital Culture).
- Research focus: organizations in business and politics as well as the simultaneous transformations in society, economy and education.
Dr. Daniel Diemers
- Co-founder and partner at hybrid tech company SNGLR.
- Closely connected to the international fintech and crypto/blockchain community.
- Master in Economics and Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen HSG.
- Specialist in exponential technologies and digitalization in business and society.
Kenny Schachter
- New York digital artist and NFT specialist.
- Curator, art dealer, art critic and columnist.
- Commentator on the (New York) art scene in the media, for example on “artNet News”.
- Has been making digital art since the early 1990s.
Prof. Dr. Katja Rost
- Professor of sociology as well as private lecturer in economics.
- University of Zurich, Institute of Sociology.
- Studied Sociology at the University of Leipzig.
- Habilitated at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zurich.
Shermin Voshmgir
- Professor of sociology as well as private lecturer in economics.
- University of Zurich, Institute of Sociology.
- Studied Sociology at the University of Leipzig.
- Habilitated at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zurich.
Eva Traupe
- Lawyer at VerbraucherService Bayern with 15 advice centers and 160,000 members.
- Consumer team and advice center manager.
- Advocates for neutral and independent legal advice.
Prof. Edmund Schuster
- Associate Professor of Corporate Law at the London School of Economics.
- Studied law at the University of Vienna and at the London School of Economics.
- Research interests: Capital markets and the legal aspects of blockchain technology, and law and finance.
Andrea Bianconi
- International economic lawyer.
- Teaches economics, monetary history, and geopolitics.
- Founder of the non-profit organization ThinkBlockTank, which brings together some of the most respected blockchain and distributed ledger technology experts from more than 15 countries.
Milko Hensel
- Member of the Executive Board, Head of Digital Partnerships.
- Private Bank Maerki Baumann & Co. AG
- Focus: digitalization of financial services, crypto business, post-merger integration, digital assets.
Jochen Weisser
- Lawyer at the VerbraucherService Bayern im KDFB e.V. (Consumer Service Bavaria in the KDFB) VSB in Ingolstadt.
- Lawyer specializing in IT law, Internet platforms, and civil and contract law.
- Lawyer for new media and data protection on the Internet.
Mathias Imbach
- Sygnum Co-Founder and CEO.
- PhD from the University of St. Gallen.
- Master of Science from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Matthias Jugel
- Co-Founder / CTO at UBIRCH GmbH.
- Chemnitz University of Technology.
- Birkbeck, University of London: M.Sc., Computing Science
Oliver Prager
- Specialist in banking and capital markets law.
- London School of Economics , M.Sc. Economics.
- Legal clerkship at the Deutsche Bundesbank, among others.
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Michael Voigtländer
- Real estate expert, researcher and podcaster.
- Head of the Financial and Real Estate Markets Competence Area, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, Cologne.
- Honorary Professor, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.
Jonas Gross
- Chairman of Digital Euro Association.
- Senior Advisor CBDC Think Tank.
- University of Bayreuth: Master of Science, Economics.
Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia
- Chief Economist and Head of Research with Hamburg Commercial Bank
- Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
- Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, dipl. Economist, Economics.
Prof. Philipp Sandner
- Leads the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC).
- Member of the Fintech Council of the German Ministry of Finance.
- Chairman of ITSA – International Token Standardization Association.
Franziska Füglistaler
- CEO at the Cardossier association, blockchain technology.
- Expert Proof of Concept Panel, Bridge Program (SNSF-Innosuisse).
- ETH Zurich, Dipl. Ing. Mechanical Engineering.
