Leadership and Staff

Dave Treat is a Senior Managing Director, leading Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Business Group as well as the Technology Incubation Group which includes its Blockchain and Multi-Party Systems business which he formed in 2015, along with its Extended Reality, and Quantum Computing businesses. He is also the Global Technology Lead for Capital Markets and has nearly 25 years of experience in Financial Services.  Dave serves on the Board of Directors on Hyperledger—a Linux Project, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, Global Blockchain Business Council (Board Chair), Interwork Alliance, Linux FINOS, and the ID2020 Alliance.  Dave is a member of the World Economic Forum C4IR Global Blockchain Council, Digital Currency Governance Consortia, and Project Advisor for the World Economic Forum’s Digital Identity Initiative and the Known Traveler Digital Identity project.  He is a program advisor for the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and co-Chairs the New York Fintech Innovation Lab. Dave holds over 101 blockchain patents and pending patents and was named one of the Sci-Tech 100 2018: The Architects of the Future by Silicon Republic.

Gabi Zodik is the Director of Blockchain and Web3 at IBM Research. He works on strategy to transform the fascinating ideas of IBM Research scientists around the world into new blockchain solutions such as CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) that brings value to clients around the world. Gabi’s vision is to harness blockchain technology for new and existing processes and transactions so they execute in seconds instead of days or weeks, increase privacy so individuals own and manage their digital identities, and build applications that have more transparency for all the stakeholders involved. He also manages the Blockchain and AI Technologies department at IBM Research – Haifa. In this role, he oversees the lab’s R&D efforts in blockchain, Business Automation, Drone solutions. Gabi has an MSc and BSc in electrical engineering from the Technion, and an MBA from the University of Haifa. He is a frequent speaker on the challenges and opportunities in blockchain and the future of AI and IoT systems.

Kei Fukuta is the Director of Blockchain Planning Department at Hitachi.. Kei Fukuta has 30 years of experience in solution planning and development for various kinds of business sector including financial institutions. He has experiences working globally, working in the US for 4 years and working in China for 3 years to develop new IT solutions in those countries.

Sophia Lopez is Founder and President of Kaleido, an award-winning Web3, blockchain, and digital assets platform that provides scalable and secure infrastructure to enterprises globally. Its clients include the world’s largest banks, top healthcare and insurance networks, gaming companies, 80% of the world’s supply chain leaders, top retail companies, organizations such as SWIFT, World Bank, and IMF, along with 100s of global enterprise networks. Sophia helped launch the IBM Blockchain Platform, the industry’s first blockchain managed service. She held executive P&L responsibility for the blockchain product portfolio. Previously, Sophia held multi-billion dollar P&L executive roles at IBM for enterprise software and hardware lines of business. Sophia currently serves on the Hyperledger Foundation Governing Board and is a senior advisor for Web3 to McKinsey & Company. Sophia serves as an advisor to startups, helping facilitate Web3 masterclasses and blockchain sessions at Davos, Milken Institute, SIBOS, HIMSS and other industry leading events, and providing mentorship in Web3 programs such as the ConsenSys Tachyon accelerator. Sophia has an engineering degree from Harvard University and MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.

Hanna Zubko is co-founder and CEO of IntellectEU Inc, a leading blockchain infrastructure and emerging technology company focused on serving the financial services community globally. IntellectEU delivers robust, enterprise-scale solutions with sustainability in mind. In addition to her role at IntellectEU, Hanna serves as an Operating Partner at Tioga Capital, a European early-stage Blockchain VC Fund. As a regular speaker at global technology conferences, including Sibos, Money2020, and Berkeley University events, Hanna contributes insights on DLT use cases and adoption trends. 

Hanna's journey with Hyperledger began in 2016, when she became a founding member with IntellectEU. Since then, she has been a committed contributor to the Hyperledger Foundation. Hanna's commitment to the community is exemplified by her roles as Vice Chair for the Hyperledger Marketing Committee and Co-Chair of the Blockchain for Social Impact working group. Her active involvement extends to the Budget and Strategy Committees during her prior term as a Hyperledger Governing Board Member.