What businesses need to accept payments in Bitcoin and Lightning, what experiences they’ve had, and lessons learned.
Panelists:
João Almeida - CTO of OpenNode
Mario Aguiluz - CSO of Ibex Mercado
Host: Rodrigo Gomez - Bitrefill
João is on a mission to bridge the gap between Bitcoin and the rest of the world as CTO of OpenNode. Focused mainly on the Lightning Network protocol and providing infrastructure to businesses & developers to build delightful experiences on top of it.
Mario is the Chief Sales Officer at IBEX Mercado. His background is in energy, banking and business development.
Rodrigo has a background in International Relations, where he as a Diplomat for El Salvador founded the “Swedish Central American Chamber of Commerce” and was awarded “Best Diplomat in the Russian Federation 2020” and as International Strategy Consultant, before joining Bitrefill as Country Manager for El Salvador 2021. He has taken a prominent role in his native country of El Salvador promoting Bitcoin as a tool for financial inclusion and creating a circular economy, being part of building a growing Bitcoin community, hosting events on- and offline, as well as giving lectures at Universities and private organizations about Bitcoin. Rodrigo is also a part of the organizing team of Adopting Bitcoin.
Profiles:
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/RodrigoGomez/
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/MarioAguiluz/
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/JoaoAlmeida/
Twitters:
https://twitter.com/joaodealmeida_
https://twitter.com/maguiluz301
https://twitter.com/rodcostas
Panelists:
João Almeida - CTO of OpenNode
Mario Aguiluz - CSO of Ibex Mercado
Host: Rodrigo Gomez - Bitrefill
João is on a mission to bridge the gap between Bitcoin and the rest of the world as CTO of OpenNode. Focused mainly on the Lightning Network protocol and providing infrastructure to businesses & developers to build delightful experiences on top of it.
Mario is the Chief Sales Officer at IBEX Mercado. His background is in energy, banking and business development.
Rodrigo has a background in International Relations, where he as a Diplomat for El Salvador founded the “Swedish Central American Chamber of Commerce” and was awarded “Best Diplomat in the Russian Federation 2020” and as International Strategy Consultant, before joining Bitrefill as Country Manager for El Salvador 2021. He has taken a prominent role in his native country of El Salvador promoting Bitcoin as a tool for financial inclusion and creating a circular economy, being part of building a growing Bitcoin community, hosting events on- and offline, as well as giving lectures at Universities and private organizations about Bitcoin. Rodrigo is also a part of the organizing team of Adopting Bitcoin.
Profiles:
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/RodrigoGomez/
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/MarioAguiluz/
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/speaker/JoaoAlmeida/
Twitters:
https://twitter.com/joaodealmeida_
https://twitter.com/maguiluz301
https://twitter.com/rodcostas
