Florian Spychiger received his PhD at the UZH Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies Group. Florian works as a senior researcher at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Science where he conducts research on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and on incentives in blockchain systems. Furthermore, he is a council member of the industry association DAO Suisse that promotes DAOs in Switzerland.

Active in Blockchain since 2013, Alain started developing smart contracts in 2016 and contributed to the p2p energy market "Quartierstrom". In 2018 he wrote the Encointer whitepaper and founded an NGO for an egalitarian web3. In 2021, Alain co-founded the privacy-enhancing tech company Integritee.

Michael Lustenberger is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Organizational Viability at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. His work focuses on blockchain technologies, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), and the role of artificial intelligence in digital governance and organizational design. He has led applied research projects on DAO applications in digital democracy, collaborative housing, and new governance frameworks, exploring how AI and decentralized systems can enhance participation, efficiency, and decision-making in both public and private sectors.