Fabian Jahr is a Berlin-based Bitcoin Core (the standard reference software for the Bitcoin network) developer. His work spans a wide range of efforts to improve the stability and scalability of the Bitcoin protocol — from research on Schnorr signature–based technologies, to in-depth review of critical pull requests, to development of ASMap (a technology that improves the geographic and network decentralization of nodes). In recognition of his research, he was recently selected as a CISA (Cross-Input Signature Aggregation, a Bitcoin signature aggregation technique that can significantly improve transaction efficiency) Research Fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), and published a 38-page industry report analyzing the impact CISA could have on the Bitcoin ecosystem. At this conference, he will draw on this experience to discuss recent developments in Bitcoin Core, and what the next generation of protocol upgrades — including CISA and Schnorr signatures — means for Bitcoin.

Daniel James is the founder and CEO of Wallet of Satoshi, a wallet built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network (a Bitcoin Layer 2 technology for fast, low-cost payments). Since its launch in 2019, Wallet of Satoshi has processed more than 19 million transactions and established itself as the most widely used Lightning wallet in the world. Before Wallet of Satoshi, he founded and ran Living Room of Satoshi in 2014, which allowed users to pay utility and household bills with Bitcoin — making him one of the entrepreneurs with the longest hands-on track record in the Lightning payments space. At this conference, he will speak on strategies for mainstreaming the Lightning Network and expanding Bitcoin payment infrastructure.

Adam Gibson (aka Waxwing) is a Bitcoin developer and privacy researcher best known for his work on JoinMarket, one of Bitcoin's most prominent CoinJoin implementations. He is one of the most respected voices in Bitcoin privacy and fungibility.

Respect is a YouTuber who runs the channel 'Respect Investment Plan.' From the perspective of a working professional pursuing financial independence and freedom of time, he focuses on understanding the essence and volatility of Bitcoin and interpreting it through a long-term lens — delivering the big-picture market flow and asset allocation strategies through in-depth interviews with a wide range of experts. What sets him apart is his ability to translate the complexity of Bitcoin into everyday language, and he has built lasting influence in Korea's Bitcoin content ecosystem on that strength. At this conference, he will speak on the structural value of Bitcoin and strategies for navigating market cycles.

Stephan Livera is the host of the Stephan Livera Podcast (SLP), a show that dives deep into the economics and technology of Bitcoin. A longtime student and advocate of the Austrian school (an economic tradition emphasizing free markets and sound money), he is listed on the Mises Institute's official profile page and has consistently worked to interpret Bitcoin through an Austrian-economics lens. SLP has surpassed 6 million cumulative downloads and holds an average rating of 4.9 across more than 700 reviews worldwide — placing it in the top 0.5% of global podcasts and establishing it as one of the flagship podcasts in the Bitcoin space. On the strength of that influence, he is a regular speaker at major Bitcoin conferences around the world. At this conference, drawing on the rich body of interviews he has accumulated over the years, he will share insights on the economic and technical currents in Bitcoin and the latest developments in global markets.

Duncan Dean is a Bitcoin Lightning Network developer, currently contributing to Bark, Second's implementation of the Ark protocol. Ark is a next-generation Bitcoin Layer 2 solution designed to address Lightning's channel management complexity and liquidity challenges, enabling users to make instant, low-cost off-chain payments without operating their own channels.