Dubai Tech Tuesdays No. 83 - Satoshi Roundtable + BitAngels + XLNC + Michael Terpin Birthday Special Edition!
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📅 DATE: Our 83rd Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from 6:00 - 11:30 PM.
🎭 VENUE: Come mingle with fellow technologists at our lovely venue - the amazing BELCANTO RESTAURANT AT THE DUBAI OPERA. https://www.instagram.com/belcantodxb/
🍹DRINK SPECIALS: FREE entrance for women 👠. Men - 150 AED gets you 3 beverages (mandatory, but note that venue's mocktails are very nice).
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: The Satoshi Roundtable. In its 12th year (and happening right now in Dubai! January 29 - February 3), the Roundtable is characterized by high-level private discussions in a private relaxed venue. The Roundtable brings together leading developers, CEOs, founders, scientists, academics and investors. With each iteration, it has learned and grown as our industry has continued to evolve. The event is all inclusive and private, and is well suited for private meetings, breakaway sessions and side discussions. The formal and informal sessions combine the unconference format with decentralized learning. https://satoshiroundtable.org/
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: BitAngels. BitAngels is an open, thriving community of skilled blockchain professionals, companies, developers, and others, with local events in over 30 cities globally to create growth and connectivity in the blockchain space and with online communication and collaboration. Founders are invited to pitch their projects to investors, and investors get an inside look at some of the most exciting up-and-coming blockchain ventures. https://bitangels.network/
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: XLNC. XLNC is an association of independent accounting, law and management consulting practices from across the globe. Its multidisciplinary approach offers greater potential for referring business to each other and XLNC follows this strategy in order to enhance the business exchange opportunities between members in multiple jurisdictions. XLNC supports its members’ development, aiding smooth and consolidated growth, facilitating networking opportunities to exchange views, ideas and know-how, as well as the ability to benchmark and share business and experiences. XLNC's amazing Winter Conference 2026 | Dubai runs February 6 - 8! https://xlnc.org/
🕕 6:00 - 8:00 pm GATHER and SOCIALIZE. We know traffic and parking is crazy! Do NOT stress. Take your time and get here.
🕕 7:00 - 8:00. BitAngels PITCHES. See 6 of the best new innovative startups go head to head in an intense and expertly judged pitch competition.
🕕 8:00 - 9:00 pm SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS. Dubai Tech Tuesdays features the best tech projects and intellectual content. Think well-done TED or Davos talks. We are like that.
🎙 MICHAEL TERPIN, CEO and Co-Founder of BitAngels and Founder of Transform Ventures. Transform Ventures is a blockchain and AI venture studio, whose portfolio includes OpenCarbon, an enterprise blockchain carbon offset marketplace incorporating AI/LLM; and First Block, a blockchain financial and news distribution platform. Terpin is also a partner in Alpha Transform Ventures. Michael also founded largest advisory/marketing firm in the cryptocurrency sector, Transform Group, a pioneer in crypto platform launches, including Augur, Bancor, Ethereum, Gnosis, Golem, Neo, Qtum, Tether, and WAX; and BitAngels, the first crypto angel network. Michael lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he received the first Act 22 tax decree in the blockchain industry. And we celebrate MICHAEL'S BIRTHDAY! 🎂🎂🎂 https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelterpin/
🎙 BRUCE FENTON, CEO of Chainstone Labs and Founder of the Satoshi Roundtable. Bruce has been full time in the Bitcoin industry since 2013 when he was Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Bruce is the host of the Satoshi Roundtable (https://satoshiroundtable.org/), now in its 12th year, an annual event hosted in Dubai bringing together leading founders, CEOs and developers in the fintech and Bitcoin ecosystem. He has over 30 years financial and investing experience and owns Atlantic Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. Fenton is a liberty and free market advocate and ran for US Senate for New Hampshire in 2022. Bruce has been working and visiting the Gulf region for over 20 years. Chainstone Labs is an investment and advisory company. https://x.com/brucefenton
🎙 CHRISTIAN SCALI, ESQ., Founder of Scali Rasmussen & Co-Proprietor of Villa Ardore. Christian is the managing shareholder of Scali Rasmussen, PC, an international law firm based in Los Angeles, California that focuses on private-client representation and management of portfolio businesses’ U.S. legal affairs. With expertise in successfully resolving disputes between the family office and a key stakeholder or high-stakes disputes involving one or more portfolio assets, Scali is mindful in his approach of the personalities involved, what drives them, and the core cause of the disputes, allowing him to deliver results that preserve the family’s wealth. And, with an Italy desk in Rome, his team assists foreigners invest in Italy’s hospitality sector, whether to diversify portfolio assets or to have a “trophy” property. With his Italian luxury hospitality sector management company, he manages high level properties to maximize income generation and retention of earnings. Its flagship property, Villa Ardore, has captured the interest of international press from CNN to The Robb Report, as a fully staffed, 5-star luxury private hotel. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-scali & https://www.instagram.com/villaardore
🎙 SHELDON WEISFELD, CEO RampATM Merchant Solutions. Sheldon is a seasoned entrepreneur in disruption of legacy industries including telecommunications with PrePaid Wireless Service and noted early adopter of bitcoin. He launched the first bitcoin ATM network registered money service business in the USA in 2013 operating the CoinVault ATM network. Having a No Recommendations report under a FinCEN audit he builds under strict regulatory oversight. Sheldon has been a pioneer in the blockchain industry as both a founder and funder as a BitAngel and speaker on all things cryptocurrency. His newest venture RampATM is positioned to bringing stablecoin to the mass market through a Retail ATM network of over 150,000 installed units. Come learn about the disruption RampATM is having on the remittance and merchant services process. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldonweisfeld/
🎙 BRUCE PORTER, JR., Chairman & CEO at GlobalBoost. Bruce Porter Jr. is a pioneering entrepreneur and investor leading the cryptocurrency and technology revolutions. As Chairman and CEO of GlobalBoost for over a decade, he has created technologies to democratize blockchain, including the Yescrypt algorithm for energy-efficient mining on PCs and smartphones. Widely adopted, it impacts underdeveloped regions, while GlobalBoost supports wounded veterans.Mr. Porter founded Washington Elite, a platform for high-level discourse, hosting events like the A.I. Blockchain Summit and UN Blockchain Week to connect leaders and shape emerging tech. His expertise covers Bitcoin, AI, Fintech, and media, owning DC Translation and The Impact Money Show.He serves as Washington, D.C. Representative for Liberland, advancing libertarian and blockchain ideals through global collaborations with heads of state and politicians.An early Bitcoin investor, Porter is known for innovation in digital assets and fintech, with strong vision, networking, and leadership, shaping finance and tech from D.C. via speeches, media, and ventures. http://linkedin.com/in/BrucePorter
🎙 GLENN GAINOR, CEO of Hollywood Ventures Group. Glenn is a distinguished leader, innovator and keynote speaker with thirty years of experience in the entertainment industry and has made it his life’s work to empower storytelling around the world. As the CEO of Hollywood Ventures Group, Gainor continues to deliver results for filmmakers and those who support the visual arts on a global basis. He has held key production roles as the Head of Physical Production at Amazon MGM and Screen Gems, a Sony Pictures Company, and is a tenured member of the entertainment community. Additionally, Gainor co-created an innovation studio for Sony and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is an honoree at the 2025 Xposure Photography & Film Festival being held in Sharjah, UAE, and a recipient of the Social Impact Producer of the Year award presented at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. https://www.instagram.com/gsgainor/
🎙 ERIC PULIER, Chairman of Pulier Industries. Eric is an entrepreneur, technologist, author, public speaker, investor, philanthropist, and founder of over 16 companies and several actively investing funds. Pulier has raised more than 1.5 billion dollars for ventures he has founded or co-founded. His ventures have achieved a wide variety of liquidity events, such as acquisitions, IPOs, ICOs, and mergers. Pulier is credited with starting one of the first and largest internet professional services companies, the first enterprise desktop-as-service platform, the first enterprise hybrid computing system, and the first programmable non-fungible tokens. He is the author of the book “Understanding Enterprise SOA” and a renowned expert and speaker on the practical applications of artificial intelligence, spatial computing, augmented reality, cloud computing, blockchain, and other exponential technologies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/epulier/
🎙 DMITRY TOKAREV, Founder of Bron & Founder and ex-CEO of Copper. Bron Foundation is the world’s first non-custodial wallet combining truly institutional-grade security with seamless recovery. A veteran of quantitative finance and risk management, Dmitry has spent his career solving the most complex challenges at the intersection of technology and finance. Prior to Bron, Dmitry founded Copper in 2018, a global leader in digital asset infrastructure. Under his leadership, Copper became a trusted partner to hedge funds, asset managers, and exchanges worldwide, pioneering solutions like ClearLoop for secure custody, prime brokerage, settlement, and collateral management.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tokarevdmitry/
🎙 EFE KELEMCI, Co-Founder of Crypto Kid. Efe, widely known as the Crypto Kid, is a prominent entrepreneur and macro analyst who has become a leading voice for Gen Z in the digital asset space. Transitioning from a background in musical theatre and voice acting, he began his journey into Bitcoin and technical analysis at just 12 years old. Today, he is a primary co-host of The Moon Show alongside Carl Runefelt, where he delivers daily market insights and analysis to a global audience. Based in the UAE, Kelemci leverages his platform to advocate for financial literacy, helping over 100,000 followers navigate the complexities of decentralized technology and the global economy. YouTube.com/@Crypto-Kid and x.com/CryptoKid
🕕 9:00 - 9:30 pm COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS. 15-20 or so guests will be invited to introduce themselves to the community for a minutes each, microphone in hand. Do not miss this opportunity for everyone to get to know you! Do not be shy... the shy eat alone.
🕕 9:30 pm - Midnight NETWORKING + DINNER + SHISHA. Now is the time to meet everyone else you might have missed before. Grab a (new) friend, grab a drink, and grab a table. Create and deepen your connections with good conversation. Everyone is friendly and open - so introduce yourself to someone new.
🎥 MEDIA PARTNER: We are thrilled to be supported by FS Entertainment as our media/photography partner. https://www.instagram.com/fsentertainmentofficial
🎨 GRAPHICS PARTNER: Also, huge thanks to BigOSoft for their amazing graphics work. https://www.instagram.com/big.o.soft/
🤝 COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Thanks to Web3 Future Space for their continued support. https://web3future.space
👔👗 DRESSCODE: Please dress to impress - this is a high-level business and social event. *** NO caps/shorts NO open toe shoes / sneakers *** Be classy (please). Men - try wearing a suit or sports jacket. Don't wear some random T-shirt/raggedy jeans. Women - this is your chance to be elegant. The venue WILL block access in case of inappropriate, sloppy, or indecent attire.
ALSO we welcome the referral of other quality guests.C